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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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The government has promised to compensate for the swathes of trees cut down by planting seedlings in Haryana -- a northern state next to New Delhi.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Brockman and Altman attended the proceedings nearly every day, sitting next to each other on benches behind the OpenAI defense table, at times taking notes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
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
He pauses before adding: "It can't be my belly and breasts. Especially when you stand next to Aidan Turner."
From BBC • May 13, 2026
“Ooh, you went old-school,” Luna says when I sit down next to her with the Emily Dickinson book.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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