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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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Fortunately, the data contained in the report are not nearly as worrying as the bright orange warning labels placed next to many common snacks make them seem.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Tracy has the advantages that Susanville does not: It’s next to Interstate 5 along a busy commercial corridor in a populated and growing section of the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
It was the show's press night, and Potier was sitting next to his partner, theatre critic Lizzie Loveridge, in the dress circle.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Sara may not care if Scott in the cubicle next to her is using AI to write his reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
There’s a bald guy with bushy eyebrows and tinted glasses standing next to us.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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