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in the vicinity

ADVERB

around

Synonyms

STRONGEST

about everywhere over

WEAK

all over any which way encompassing in this area neighboring throughout

ADVERB

thereabout

Synonyms

WEAK

almost approximately around close at hand in the neighborhood just about near nearby nearly roughly

PREPOSITION

toward/towards

Synonyms

WEAK

against almost approaching close to coming up contra en route facing for fronting headed for in relation to in the direction of just before moving nearing nearly not quite on the road to over against pointing to proceeding shortly before to via vis-à-vis

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“It’s a scary situation, especially for those in the vicinity, and in addition to that. For a large number of people, it’s an inconvenience.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Bowes added: "I am keen to speak to anyone who was in the Kennerleigh Avenue area in the early hours of this morning, or anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the vicinity."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The IDF said it wasn’t aware of any airstrikes in the vicinity of prisons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Rafael Grossi, the IAEA's director general, said "maximum military restraint should be observed, in particular in the vicinity of nuclear facilities".

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

While 157 species sounds like indiscriminate collecting, many more species growing wild in the vicinity were absent from the charred remains.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

in the vicinity

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