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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241. Comfort piloted her to the nearest seat and hailed the waiter to order a brandy.
242. Dole won a landslide victory, giving him a 5-1 lead in delegates over Forbes, his nearest challenger.
243. The nearest distraction is probably the Concord Turnpike, a half mile north of the pond.
244. On occasion we took them to the nearest hospital, but beds were not always available.
245. The local primary school nearest the naval base, Barne Barton, has an annual nuclear emergency drill.
246. It seemed inevitable after this that he should take himself to the nearest fish and chip shop to eat his supper.
247. Which I most certainly am not, as nearest and dearest, and gangs of so-called friends will confirm.
248. This may be no more than a judgement of which line on a graduated scale a movable needle is nearest to.
249. The area in front of Newgate, Athelstan thought, must be the nearest thing to hell on earth.
250. If that's how oyster's flavoured, it's nearest equivalent is brine.
251. The three woodpeckers are different from their nearest relatives in Java and Borneo. Sentencedict.com
252. Specially trained staff interviewed the parents or the nearest relative of any study child who died.
253. When the head-on crash occurred, the nearest police car was a quarter-of-a-mile behind the stolen vehicle.
254. Perhaps the nearest comparison is Dirk Bogarde, though Fiennes is a warmer and more forthcoming performer.
255. The creature flings itself on the nearest character, crazed with pain and the desire to escape.
256. You know how far it was from our farm to the nearest golf course?
257. At the same instant, Petion hurled the machete at the nearest Secte Rouge guard who also carried a machete.
258. The nearest bank was headed for[sentencedict.com], and out came their supply of local moonshine.
259. The station, seven miles from the nearest road, has no mains electricity.
260. How far is it from Belfast to the nearest and furthest points on the frontier with Eire?
261. Hotels and guest houses abound in the two towns nearest Meteora: Kastraki and Kalambaka.
262. Return the coupon today for a free full colour brochure and details of your nearest Atco Appointed Dealer.
263. The nearest hospital is on the main island, and the boat comes only once or twice a day.
264. How far does the iron ore have to be taken inland to the nearest blast furnaces?
265. He crawled along the branch until he reached the nearest flower.
266. Is it the best that can be achieved, the nearest practicable approximation to the democratic principle?
267. The nearest guard glanced at it, then ushered him through with a curt nod of his head.
268. We met one nomad driving 40 head of cattle in the baking sun, hours from the nearest village.
269. To understand the details of human social evolution the nearest point of interspecific comparison lies among the apes.
270. I watched the prisoner nearest, slightly hypnotized by the movement of his cutter and the articulation of his bony arm.
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.