Words similar to vicinity

Example sentences for: vicinity

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Members of Congress rushed forward to tell reporters how close they had come to being in the vicinity and, thereby, to possibly getting shot.
The local channels were low-wattage and worked only in the immediate vicinity of that command.
The crystal structure of RAR-γ-LBD complexed to all-trans RA was used as a template [ 18] and the three residues in the vicinity of the ligand which are not conserved between the two isoforms were modified accordingly: A234, M272, and A397 were changed to S234, I272 and V397 respectively.
2) It presents a pyridine in the vicinity of beta2-Ala135, which clashes with the corresponding Leu 135 of beta4 (Figures 5Band 5D).
Another commercial aircraft in the vicinity then radioed in with "reports over the radio of a commuter plane hitting the World Trade Center."