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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Within an initial "nomination period" - a set window of time where the association has the exclusive right to find an eligible buyer - the flat generated next to no interest.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Brown said the group was walking up a hill next to his home when he took notice of Chatfield.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Valerie McCarthy, a leader in the Oconee County Republican Party, began filing public-records requests from her home office, sitting next to a copy of the Constitution and a teddy bear wearing a Trump T-shirt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Because these immune hubs sit directly next to the brain, researchers believe they could eventually provide a way to influence immune activity in neurological diseases without broadly affecting the rest of the body.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
She sits next to me on the bed and hugs my shoulder, pulling me into her side.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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