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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
“It’s tinkering around the edges that will do next to nothing to solve the housing problems, which stem from a lack of supply,” said Stephen Walters, chief economist at Optimal Economics.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 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
“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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