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NEAREST
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(superlative of 'near' or 'close') within the shortest distance
Example:
that was the time he came nearest to death
Synonyms:
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Domain usage:
superlative (an exaggerated expression (usually of praise))
Context examples:
By comparison, the nearest star to our Sun is about four light years away.
(Giant Black Hole Pair Photobombs Andromeda Galaxy, NASA)
Those who stood nearest over against me, seemed to be persons of distinction, as I supposed by their habit.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
Although it is currently 11 light-years from Earth, Ross 128 is moving towards us and is expected to become our nearest stellar neighbour in just 79 000 years.
(Closest Temperate World Orbiting Quiet Star Discovered, ESO)
A rocky extrasolar planet with a mass similar to Earth’s was recently detected around Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to our sun.
(Planet Orbiting Nearest Star Could be Habitable, NASA)
At one corner, the corner nearest the room which we had left, there was a second door.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Happy had it been for her, if her regard for Edward had depended less on his own merit, than on the merit of his nearest relations!
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
“The rogue got between me and the nearest French victual wain,” muttered Sir Oliver, amid a fresh titter from those who were near enough to catch his words.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Because it is my nearest way from the stable-yard to my own chamber; and why should I not come up it?”
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
There was a general shout in favour of the coach-house, and those who were nearest the door began to slip through, in the hope of scouring the best places.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The ticket would have shown which station was nearest the agent’s house.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
