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next door

[neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-, neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-] / ˈnɛksˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr, ˈnɛkst-, ˈnɛksˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, ˈnɛkst- /






ADJECTIVE
neighboring
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Example Sentences

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No one — not his children or your nieces or the next-door neighbor’s second cousin twice removed — has a right to that money.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Phuangketkeow later told AFP that Thailand had proposed what it termed "calibrated engagement", saying the country needed to be proactive given its status as Myanmar's next-door neighbour.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

I lived in California for six years and never met my next-door neighbor whose house was 10 feet away from mine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Huneven’s two houses burned down, along with the home of her next-door neighbor and close friend, the Altadena historian Michele Zack.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

A few minutes later, a woman of the same age as the man, about fifty Dicey guessed, struggled up the steps to the next-door house, carrying two huge bags of groceries.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt