next-door
adverb
Also next door to, at, or in the next house on the street, especially if it is very close by, or the adjacent apartment, office, room, or the like.
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next-door
American
[neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-, neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-]
/ ˈnɛksˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr, ˈnɛkst-, ˈnɛksˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, ˈnɛkst- /
adverb
adjective
next door
British
adjective
Etymology
Origin of next-door
First recorded in 1475–85
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She would never have suspected then that she and her next-door neighbour would be moving out just 24 months later.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Their next-door neighbors are three Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity brothers developing AI that helps insurance companies sell more policies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
No one — not his children or your nieces or the next-door neighbor’s second cousin twice removed — has a right to that money.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
Phuangketkeow later told AFP that Thailand had proposed what it termed "calibrated engagement", saying the country needed to be proactive given its status as Myanmar's next-door neighbour.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Johnny and Neeley went through the next-door cellar into the yard, helped each other over the board fence into their own yard and climbed up on the fire escape.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
After a few shared meals, long conversations and traded favors, all of them became more than just the people next door — they became family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
One problem was that the location is not exactly remote; the torn-down mall once served families who live in an apartment complex right next door, with a school, a hospital, and a childcare center nearby.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Contepomi took exception to the music and cheering that could be heard coming from England's changing room next door.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The empty-nesters recently bought the 5,000-square-foot house next door.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
“There's another Level One girls' dorm next door called Hydra, and the boys' ones are right across the hall called Canis Minor and Zepus. But there's more for older kids.”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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