1
as in neighborhood
an adjoining region or space
there are no hotels in the vicinity of the hospital
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Relevance
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as in proximity
the state or condition of being near
the vicinity of the town's only elementary school was one reason why the young couple bought the house
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Recent Examples of vicinity
Crews made fast work of a 10-acre fire that erupted in brush in the vicinity of the SoCal Sports complex and Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, briefly prompting an order that people in the area shelter in place Friday.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
All of these fruits give off lots of ethylene gas, which can cause lemons in their vicinity to spoil faster.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
There are three players in their vicinity too.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Food is sourced from the immediate vicinity, plants in the small garden are indigenous and neighborhood wineries are given pride of place in the wine list.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
All of these fruits give off lots of ethylene gas, which can cause lemons in their vicinity to spoil faster.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
There are three players in their vicinity too.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Food is sourced from the immediate vicinity, plants in the small garden are indigenous and neighborhood wineries are given pride of place in the wine list.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for vicinity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vicinity
Noun
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Many of the pictures were captured on the Day of the Dead, at the annual feast of the cult of Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte (Our Lady of Holy Death), in the Tepito neighborhood of Mexico City.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Built in 1993 to accommodate more than 16,000 Israelis, the shelter found a new life during the Israel-Iran war as a public refuge for residents of Neve Shaanan, among Tel Aviv’s most diverse neighborhoods and one of its poorest, home mainly to asylum seekers and foreign workers.—
Theia Chatelle,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Or maybe proximity to the beach, whether its Nobadeer or Madaket, is your priority.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
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Its proximity to the Downtown Manhattan Helipad—a 30 second ride in the Aston Martin—is fortuitous, since the typical Casa Cipriani guest is likely catching a 15-minute helicopter ride to JFK, or, if flying private, to Newark or Teterboro.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The collective’s process allows members to learn, remain in tune with the needs of local charities, and collectively provide meaningful help in San Diego County, the news release stated.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Now, the fund has a new round of dollars to the tune of $102 million to continue its work to save affordable housing in Charlotte.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Zevik Glidai, a 78-year-old math teacher and volunteer ambulance driver, discovered coils of the translucent fiber-optic cables surrounding a drone that crashed into his backyard in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona on April 13.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Some people build their own backyard tanks.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Vicinity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vicinity. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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