Synonym: closest, nighest. Similar words: house arrest, near and dear, near, near by, nearly, nearby, on earth, near to. Meaning: [nɪr /nɪə] 
adv. (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance.
adv. (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance. 
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91. I have arranged for my branch to send a letter of credit to the branch nearest the hotel.
92. The fraction was then multiplied by 100 and rounded to the nearest half or whole number.
93. That's the nearest approach to an apology you're going to get from Paula.
94. If the crowd catch him, they'll string him up on the nearest tree.
95. When the car broke down, I walked to the nearest phone box to call the garage.
96. He walked back to the table and sat at the nearest of two empty places.
97. The nearest member of my family still alive is a rather distant cousin.
98. The village is connected by a bus service with the nearest town.
99. She was 2 minutes faster than her nearest rival .
100. For the 1841 census it was decided to round down ages over fifteen to the nearest five.
101. The nearest star to earth is about 4 light years away.sentencedict.com
102. The suspect was taken to the nearest police station for questioning.
103. He was the nearest thing to a father she had ever had.
104. He's the nearest thing to a film star I've ever met.
105. It's a heck of a long way to the nearest shop from here.
106. The company outdistance their nearest business competitors by a long way.
107. He measured the distance to the nearest Antarctic coast, and onwards to the South Pole.
108. Where's the nearest supermarket?
109. Local buses run regularly to and from the nearest town.
110. Where's the nearest bus-stop?
111. It started to rain so we dived into the nearest cafe.
112. When my car broke down, a police car gave me a tow to the nearest garage.
113. Which of them is nearest to a bus route?
114. For information,(sentencedict.com) call the library branch nearest to you.
115. The nearest village was about 20 miles away.
116. He must pay whatever the nearest fishmonger charges.
117. The nearest cross street is Ellis Boulevard.
118. The nearest big town is twenty miles away.
119. The nearest rear entrance belonged to a home bakery.
120. The nearest village was about five miles away.
More similar words: house arrest, near and dear, near, near by, nearly, nearby, on earth, near to, unearth, far and near, nearness, near miss, not nearly, earnest, rest, wrest, forest, crest, earnestly, yesteryear, research, arrest, unrest, rest on, researcher, restore, restart, forestall, for the rest, interest.