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View synonyms for close-by

close-by

[ klohs-bahy ]

adjective

  1. nearby; adjacent; neighboring.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of close-by1

First recorded in 1620–30
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Example Sentences

Tired, at last, he resigns the work to his companion, and settles himself upon a branch close-by to rest.

He emerged upon an animated tableau of modern nymph and modish satyr in a close-by forest aisle.

In France, there is, in one of the close-by suburbs of Paris, a cemetery for dogs.

Perched upon a small limb close-by, he seems all vigilance, and is in constant readiness to reply to her calls.

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