proximity
Example Sentences
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Now happily re-established at the Castro, the festival intends to stay put, much to the satisfaction of its devotees, who always celebrated the location’s urban centrality and proximity to numerous transit lines.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Something to remind them of their symbolic proximity to the sun and everything that it touches.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
McKenna’s screenplay confidently moves the pieces back into place, positioning all the characters in proximity before expanding them naturally so their lives can intersect once more.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
These players have more license to roam freely, often combining with one-touch passing in close proximity.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Given our proximity to the animals we love, we must be getting constantly bombarded by their microbes.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing proximity
The Great Gatsby
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Hamilton
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1984
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