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near to

ADVERB
almost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually
STRONG
nigh well-nigh
WEAK
about to all but as good as bordering on close to close upon for all practical purposes for the greatest part in effect in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about not far from not quite on the brink of on the edge of on the point of on the verge of pretty near substantially within sight of
PREPOSITION
at
Synonyms
WEAK
appearing in by found in in the vicinity of on placed at situated at through toward

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Most of the Cambrian Line is single track but there is a section of dual track near to where the crash happened called the Talerddig Loop.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

He said Monday that loaded oil tankers were moving out of the strait, apparently on a route near to Oman, in a post on his Truth Social platform.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Emma managed to book a test near to where she lives but it is not for seven months.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

Zinsner in March said that Intel’s foundry business is near to closing “some deals” that are worth billions of dollars per year in terms of packaging revenue.

From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026

Mrs. Danvers came close to me, she put her face near to mine.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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