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in the vicinity of
adverb as in almost
adverb as in approximately
adverb as in more or less
preposition as in at
Example Sentences
“We had to stay overnight at Kamal Adwan. There was intense bombardment in the vicinity of the hospital. What these patients go through every night,” he said.
The second deadly crash took place at the intersection of Del Amo and Norwalk boulevards in the vicinity of the border between Lakewood and Cerritos, when a vehicle ran a red light and collided with a school bus about 8:30 a.m.,
Many of the explosions occurred simultaneously, with walkie-talkie explosions on Wednesday occurring in the vicinity of a large crowd that had gathered for the funerals of four victims of Tuesday's pager blasts.
Bomb threats had been made in the vicinity of the elementary school, she was told, and parents needed to come back for their children.
Ryan Routh, the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump, was in the vicinity of the golf course for 12 hours before being spotted, according to cellphone data.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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