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22
at hand(adjective, idiom, adverb, close)
11
close to(verb, adverb, phrasal verb, preposition)
10
close by(verb, adjective, adverb, phrasal verb)
9
draw near(verb, idiom, activity, move)
9
just about(verb, adverb, phrasal verb, much)
8
near at hand(idiom, position, earliness)
8
next to(verb, phrasal verb, preposition, round)
7
all but(idiom, adverb, much, roughly)
7
come near(verb, idiom, activity, move)
7
come on(verb, phrasal verb, appear, mount)
6
in the offing(adjective, idiom, close, expected)
6
close at hand(idiom, adverb, close, round)
6
much the same(idiom, close, like, equal)
5
adjacent to(verb, adverb, phrasal verb, preposition)
5
come close(verb, meet, approach, come)
5
draw close(verb, idiom)
5
in prospect(idiom, expected, settled, doomed)
5
in store(adjective, idiom, expected, likely)
5
in the cards(adjective, idiom, likely, possible)
5
not far from(idiom, preposition, close, like)
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HarvardSmart Define 2016, near thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/near/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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