in the vicinity of

idiom

1
: in the area that is close to (a place)
He lives in the general/immediate vicinity of the school.
2
: close to or around (an amount)
His yearly salary is in the vicinity of one million dollars.

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What’s more, cellphone data placed Riley in the vicinity of each of the homes at the time of the burglaries, which occurred between February and May. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025 Intuitive Machines has landed two vehicles on the moon, both in the vicinity of the lunar south pole. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 June 2025 The cases also involve a police investigation into reports of nearly two dozen dead and severely injured cats being found in the vicinity of where Acosta lived. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 23 May 2025 The incident occurred on the evening of Monday, May 19, in the vicinity of the 6000 block of Musket Road in Montgomery County, the Whitemarsh Township Police Department said in a Facebook post. David Chiu, People.com, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for in the vicinity of

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“In the vicinity of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20vicinity%20of. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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