Nearby
adverb, adjective
Not far away, in close proximity.
There is a grocery store nearby.
Often appears as...
- nearby area
- nearby town
adverb, adjective
Not far away, in close proximity.
There is a grocery store nearby.
Often appears as...
- nearby area
- nearby town
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Pro Tip 1/3Proximity Clues
Understand 'nearby' as closer than walking distance, often within sight or a few minutes' walk.
I parked in a nearby lot, just down the street.
Pro Tip 2/3Implied Presence
'Nearby' suggests something exists or will happen close to you or a referenced location.
We'll have lunch at a nearby cafe.
Pro Tip 3/3Location Ambiguity
The exact distance 'nearby' refers to can vary, but it's always a relative, short distance.
Let's find a nearby bathroom.
Pro Tip 1/3Proximity Clues
Understand 'nearby' as closer than walking distance, often within sight or a few minutes' walk.
I parked in a nearby lot, just down the street.
Pro Tip 2/3Implied Presence
'Nearby' suggests something exists or will happen close to you or a referenced location.
We'll have lunch at a nearby cafe.
Pro Tip 3/3Location Ambiguity
The exact distance 'nearby' refers to can vary, but it's always a relative, short distance.
Let's find a nearby bathroom.
Pro Tip 1/3Proximity Clues
Understand 'nearby' as closer than walking distance, often within sight or a few minutes' walk.
I parked in a nearby lot, just down the street.
Pro Tip 2/3Implied Presence
'Nearby' suggests something exists or will happen close to you or a referenced location.
We'll have lunch at a nearby cafe.
Pro Tip 3/3Location Ambiguity
The exact distance 'nearby' refers to can vary, but it's always a relative, short distance.
Let's find a nearby bathroom.
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During the quake, many buildings between six and fifteen stories tall collapsed. What's strange is that while shorter buildings nearby did keep standing, buildings taller than fifteen stories were also less damaged, and the midsized buildings that collapsed were observed shaking far more violently than the earthquake itself.
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Millennials are the...
exotic fruit trees and monarch butterflies and my grandfather he loved to fish and hike so I would often help out in the garden or go on his little fishing trips with him by the nearby lake I visit that Lake a few years later it was fenced off by the fishing industry and the water was black with
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The incredible history...
An empty fourth pit suggests that the grand project could not be finished before the emperor's death. In addition, nearby chambers contain figures of musicians and acrobats, workers and government officials, and various exotic animals, indicating that Emperor Qin had more plans for the afterlife
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Why do cats act so...
that helped ensure the continuation of her species for millions of years before. In the wild, cats needed sharp claws for climbing, hunting, and self-defense. Sharpening their claws on nearby surfaces kept them conditioned and ready, helped stretch their back and leg muscles,
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Why is yawning...
This is called fixed action pattern. Think of fixed action pattern like a reflex. Your yawn makes me yawn. Similar to a domino effect, one person's yawn triggers a yawn in a person nearby that has observed the act. Once this reflex is triggered, it must run its course.
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Nathalie Cabrol: How...
We are the only advanced civilization in the solar system, but that doesn't mean that there is no microbial life nearby. In fact, the planets and moons you see here could host life -- all of them -- and we know that, and it's a strong possibility.
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Questions No One Knows...
and that they outlive their creators. Maybe biological life is just a passing phase. Well, within the next 15 years, we could start seeing real spectroscopic information from promising nearby planets
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Volcanoes 101 PIPE National...
while volcanoes are some of the most destructive forces of nature they have also helped make life on earth possible volcanic ash provides nutrients to nearby soil making the land fertile
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How does cancer spread...
It begins when cancer cells from an initial tumor invade nearby normal tissue. As the cells proliferate, they spread via one of the three common routes of
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Are Crows the Ultimate...
The meat is positioned so deep in the narrow box, it's out of reach of the crow's beak. But Alex has positioned a number of other objects nearby.
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Why do buildings fall in...
During the quake, many buildings between six and fifteen stories tall collapsed. What's strange is that while shorter buildings nearby did keep standing, buildings taller than fifteen stories were also less damaged, and the midsized buildings that collapsed were observed shaking far more violently than the earthquake itself.
Video examples
Millennials are the...
exotic fruit trees and monarch butterflies and my grandfather he loved to fish and hike so I would often help out in the garden or go on his little fishing trips with him by the nearby lake I visit that Lake a few years later it was fenced off by the fishing industry and the water was black with
Video examples
The incredible history...
An empty fourth pit suggests that the grand project could not be finished before the emperor's death. In addition, nearby chambers contain figures of musicians and acrobats, workers and government officials, and various exotic animals, indicating that Emperor Qin had more plans for the afterlife
Video examples
Why do cats act so...
that helped ensure the continuation of her species for millions of years before. In the wild, cats needed sharp claws for climbing, hunting, and self-defense. Sharpening their claws on nearby surfaces kept them conditioned and ready, helped stretch their back and leg muscles,
Video examples
Why is yawning...
This is called fixed action pattern. Think of fixed action pattern like a reflex. Your yawn makes me yawn. Similar to a domino effect, one person's yawn triggers a yawn in a person nearby that has observed the act. Once this reflex is triggered, it must run its course.
Video examples
Nathalie Cabrol: How...
We are the only advanced civilization in the solar system, but that doesn't mean that there is no microbial life nearby. In fact, the planets and moons you see here could host life -- all of them -- and we know that, and it's a strong possibility.
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
and that they outlive their creators. Maybe biological life is just a passing phase. Well, within the next 15 years, we could start seeing real spectroscopic information from promising nearby planets
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Volcanoes 101 PIPE National...
while volcanoes are some of the most destructive forces of nature they have also helped make life on earth possible volcanic ash provides nutrients to nearby soil making the land fertile
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How does cancer spread...
It begins when cancer cells from an initial tumor invade nearby normal tissue. As the cells proliferate, they spread via one of the three common routes of
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Are Crows the Ultimate...
The meat is positioned so deep in the narrow box, it's out of reach of the crow's beak. But Alex has positioned a number of other objects nearby.
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Robert Rodriguez
American Director
I was from such a large family that when I first met my wife, I told her: 'You can go work outside of the house and I'll stay home and continue making my cartoon strips. Maybe I'll make some commercials nearby, you know I'll do anything locally, but I would love to just stay at home and raise the kids like I did when I was growing up.
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Richard Rogers
British Architect
I love cities, I spend most of my life talking about cities. And the design of cities does have an effect on your life. You're lucky if you can see trees out of your window and you have a square nearby, or a bar, a cornershop, a surgery. Then you're living well.
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Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
War used to be something you could stand on the nearby hill and watch. Now we have total war; everybody's in it. We have total economics as well. Everything affects everybody. The Malaysian currency shakes, and people around the world are seriously affected.
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Kim Brooks
American Writer
I grew up in a time when I could play and bike in the neighborhood, largely because my parents assumed that if I ever needed help, I could ask a nearby adult.
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Koel Mallick
Indian Actress
Nothing can beat a jogging or even a stroll at a nearby park. But the most important thing in staying fit is watch your diet.
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Sandra Faber
American Scientist
Hubble has established for the first time that the distant universe looks different from the nearby universe.
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Erika Christensen
American Actress
I'm close with my whole family, but it requires email and texting because they don't all live nearby!
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William Standish Knowles
American Scientist
I was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 1, 1917, but I actually grew up in nearby New Bedford.
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Taryn Manning
American Actress
Lauren Hill, I always have her solo CD nearby. I have Coldplay, Radiohead, just a mix.
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Dianne Wiest
American Actress
I shot Footloose nearby, and we used to hike. Very fond memories.
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Robert Rodriguez
American Director
I was from such a large family that when I first met my wife, I told her: 'You can go work outside of the house and I'll stay home and continue making my cartoon strips. Maybe I'll make some commercials nearby, you know I'll do anything locally, but I would love to just stay at home and raise the kids like I did when I was growing up.
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Richard Rogers
British Architect
I love cities, I spend most of my life talking about cities. And the design of cities does have an effect on your life. You're lucky if you can see trees out of your window and you have a square nearby, or a bar, a cornershop, a surgery. Then you're living well.
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Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
War used to be something you could stand on the nearby hill and watch. Now we have total war; everybody's in it. We have total economics as well. Everything affects everybody. The Malaysian currency shakes, and people around the world are seriously affected.
Quote examples
Kim Brooks
American Writer
I grew up in a time when I could play and bike in the neighborhood, largely because my parents assumed that if I ever needed help, I could ask a nearby adult.
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Koel Mallick
Indian Actress
Nothing can beat a jogging or even a stroll at a nearby park. But the most important thing in staying fit is watch your diet.
Quote examples
Sandra Faber
American Scientist
Hubble has established for the first time that the distant universe looks different from the nearby universe.
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Erika Christensen
American Actress
I'm close with my whole family, but it requires email and texting because they don't all live nearby!
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William Standish Knowles
American Scientist
I was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 1, 1917, but I actually grew up in nearby New Bedford.
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Taryn Manning
American Actress
Lauren Hill, I always have her solo CD nearby. I have Coldplay, Radiohead, just a mix.
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Dianne Wiest
American Actress
I shot Footloose nearby, and we used to hike. Very fond memories.
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