Synonyms for nearby
ˈnɪərˈbaɪnear·by

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1. nearbyadverb

   close at hand

   "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"

   Antonyms:
   far

2. nearbyadverb

   not far away in relative terms

   "she works nearby"; "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars"

   Antonyms:
   far

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1. List of paraphrases for "nearby":

   neighboring, neighbouring, near, vicinity, adjacent, close, surrounding, neighbour, adjoining, neighbor, around

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1. Jeff King:

   Father Josiah Trenham said. The incident took place on April 12, some four months after a terror attack left 14 dead in nearby San Bernardino, and just over three months before a French priest was killed by ISIS-linked jihadists in his church. The events, whether far or near, underscore a grim new reality for pastors such as Father Josiah Trenham : Instead of offering sanctuary from evil, churches could in fact be attractive targets for terror. Many churches are now hiring self-defense instructors for classes or security guards that include off-duty police, said Ryan Mauro, a professor of Homeland Security at Liberty University and national security analyst for the Clarion Project. If you are an Islamist terrorist seeking self-glory, executing a priest will bring you more attention than executing an average civilian. While no lethal terror attacks have occurred inside a U.S. church to date, experts like Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern, notes the threat tally is growing. I'm pretty sure there will be attacks in the future, until [ radical Islam is defeated ], we can expect Christians, including in the West, to rationally tighten security measures and try to protect themselves from attack. In February, Khial Abu-Rayyan, 21, of Dearborn Heights, Mich., was arrested after Khial Abu-Rayyan told an undercover The FBI agent Khial Abu-Rayyan was preparing to shoot up a major church near Khial Abu-Rayyan home on behalf of ISIS. A month earlier, the Rev. Roger Spradlin of Valley Baptist Church – one of the biggest congregations in Bakersfield, Calif. – told attendees that they had received a threat written in Arabic. Undercover officers were then placed during worship services.

2. Lucy Jones:

   Get to the ground before the earthquake throws you there, get under a table if it's nearby, the earth is moving so much, the biggest injury we see is sprained ankles and broken legs from people trying to run during an earthquake and it throws them to the ground.

3. Axel Stepken:

   So far nobody knows the cause of the accident. And we do not know in particular what happened between September 2018 and January 2019 - if, for example, heavy equipment was being operated nearby or if there had been detonations.

4. Jeff Butler:

   Freezing in place is the worst thing you can do. Seconds would matter, the first thing is running. Don't hunker down in place, if there is a viable exit nearby that gets you completely out of the scenario.

5. Olivia Mason:

   We stayed with one family in Khirbet Al Souq and we were only their second guests, they gave us their whole house to sleep in and moved in with relatives nearby. We talked with the family about their lives and the area, and in the morning we watched the children go to school in their uniforms. It is these encounters that make the trail a really unique way to experience Jordan.