close by
idiom
: at a short distance away
Don't worry: if anything happens I'll be (standing) close by.
They're building a school close by.
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Additional units that have recently been sold close by include:
A 1,409-square-foot unit on the 100 block of Strathmore Place in Los Gatos sold in January 2023, for $1,400,000, a price per square foot of $994.
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
The formal package is with Royal Dublin but there are three other excellent links courses close by (The Island, Jameson Golf Links and Portmarnock) where the concierge can also help set up tee times.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
All the clubs were close by us, the Bowery in general.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
Walley expects the Series A to close by the end of June.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
The formal package is with Royal Dublin but there are three other excellent links courses close by (The Island, Jameson Golf Links and Portmarnock) where the concierge can also help set up tee times.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
All the clubs were close by us, the Bowery in general.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
Walley expects the Series A to close by the end of June.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Close by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20by. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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