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next door

[neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-, neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-] / ˈnɛksˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr, ˈnɛkst-, ˈnɛksˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, ˈnɛkst- /






ADJECTIVE
neighboring
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We lived next door to a police officer who often helped dad produce our summer extravaganza.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026

She said a Chinese man had died in a store next door.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

But after moving in next door to the Fortuna rescue, she claimed she saw large objects being dumped into a deep hole on the property, and had a sinking feeling she had figured it out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Corriveau then approached Corley about opening a bar next door to his place as “success insurance.”

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

My neighbor Mrs. B raved about living next door to an online celebrity and said she’d talked me up at her Mommy and Me class and forwarded my flyer to her friends at NASA.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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