16
through(adverb, preposition, pronoun, near, past)
12
near(adjective, adverb, preposition, position, near)
11
past(adjective, adverb, preposition, near, finished)
9
nearby(adjective, adverb, preposition, near, round)
9
close to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, preposition, position)
9
over(adjective, adverb, preposition, pronoun, near)
8
next to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, preposition, close)
7
as per
7
aside(adverb, near, round, opposite, nearby)
7
in accordance with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, conjunction)
7
on(adverb, preposition, through, at, via)
7
with(adverb, preposition, near, round, opposite)
6
via(adverb, preposition, through, with, using)
6
alongside(adverb, preposition, close, near, round)
6
beside(adverb, preposition, next)
5
along(adverb, preposition, conjunction, near, next)
5
away(adverb, near)
5
close(adjective, adverb, near)
4
per(preposition, instrumentality)
4
at(preposition, direction, about)
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