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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closest
Adjective
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Vietnam exported apparel worth $44 billion in 2024, with an approximate 38 percent of this to the U.S, an increase of 12.33 percent over the previous year according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS).—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
22 May 2025 -
Air Traffic Control Salary The approximate median annual wage for air traffic control specialists is $127,805, according to FAA data last updated in February.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 May 2025
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Listen to this article These are crimes reported in Poway, Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch and adjacent communities between May 20 and May 26, 2025.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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With daily live music and an adjacent outdoor pool deck lined with firepits, the space is designed to bring people together.—
Annie Archer,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Her next-door neighbor’s house in Gladstone had just exploded.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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Last year’s debut event, held modestly at the next-door McKinley Farmers Market, featured just 25 authors.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Inflation has also cooled again in recent months, coming in at 2.3 percent for April, a near four-year low.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The closest town is White Salmon, which has a cute-as-a-button downtown strip, but the nearest major city is in Portland.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2025
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The agreement also calls for the immediate launch of follow-up negotiations toward securing a permanent ceasefire as well as the release of all remaining hostages, living and dead.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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This technique does not meet our bar for immediate servicing as a user must provide consent to the application before any access is allowed.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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“Closest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closest. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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