next to
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Adjacent to, as in The car next to mine has a flat tire , [Late 1300s]
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Following in order or degree, as in Next to skiing, she likes hiking . [Early 1500s]
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Almost, practically, as in It's next to impossible to predict the outcome , or I earned next to nothing last year . [Second half of 1600s]
Example Sentences
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He said he’s also excited about the company’s new AI assistant that “effectively lives as an agent next to you in the canvas.”
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
Standing stiff and unsmiling next to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump appeared unmoved by the former imperial temple in Beijing where emperors once prayed for good harvests.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Mounfield said he had spoken to people from all over the UK who had travelled up to have a photograph next to the mural - which he described as "amazing".
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Ortiz’s brother, Irad Ortiz Jr., who was second in the Derby with Renegade, will be next to him in the No. 5 post aboard Talkin.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
I took off my hat and coat and folded them next to me on the cot.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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