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next door to

ADJECTIVE
contiguous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjoining neighboring
WEAK
abutting approximal beside bordering close contactual conterminous juxtaposed juxtapositional meeting near near-at-hand nearby next next to touching
Antonyms
WEAK
divided separated
ADVERB
beside
Synonyms
WEAK
a step from abreast of adjacent to adjoining alongside aside at one's elbow at the edge of at the side of bordering on by cheek by jowl close at hand close to close upon connected with contiguous to fornent in juxtaposition near nearby neck and neck neighboring nigh opposite overlooking round side by side verging on with

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Scotland's busiest railway station has been closed since Sunday 8 March when a blaze spread from a vape shop on Union Street through a B-listed Victorian building next door to the station.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

They lived next door to each other in Altadena.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

You can believe you live next door to alien neighbors who believe in a flat earth.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

Zed was discovered two decades ago when the Los Angeles County Museum of Art began carving out an underground parking garage next door to the pits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

We were the people who not only lived next door to one aunt but down the block from another.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi