: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room
lives next door
broadly
: in or at an adjacent place
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Examples of next-door in a Sentence
Adjective
a next-door neighbor who is always helpful and friendly
Adverb
He bought the house next door.
I'll be staying in the room next door.
Canada is right next door to the U.S.
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Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
The kids’ club offers art and crafts, baking and cooking classes, outdoor games and supervised visits to the next-door Two Oceans Aquarium.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 July 2026
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 July 2026
Months after opening a $267 million replacement next door, Miami-Dade has struggled to find a buyer for the one built nearly 100 years ago.
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Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
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Adjective
Shirley's next-door neighbors, young couple Dion and Jennifer Longworth, were both tragically killed by the explosion, according to WRTV.
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Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
The kids’ club offers art and crafts, baking and cooking classes, outdoor games and supervised visits to the next-door Two Oceans Aquarium.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 July 2026
Adverb
The only South African outpost of One&Only has a prime V&A Waterfront location next door to the Two Oceans Aquarium.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 July 2026
Months after opening a $267 million replacement next door, Miami-Dade has struggled to find a buyer for the one built nearly 100 years ago.
—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-door. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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