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nearby

Definitions of nearby
  1. adverb
    not far away in relative terms
    “she works nearby
    “the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars”
  2. adjective
    close at hand
    “the nearby towns”
    “concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus”
    Synonyms:
    close, near, nigh
    not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
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