Available
Nearest
Nearest adverb - (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Like modern sponges, they would have been soaked in the nearest thing available to spermicide- usually vinegar, maybe with tansy or pennyroyal.
Source: Fantasy Contraception -
If you disable a cop's car, the driver and his partner will gladly grab the nearest vehicle available.
Source: Flashed-Badge Hijack -
The fastest firing ones are the machine guns available for some tanks, which shoot about twice as fast as their nearest competitors.
Source: Video Game / World of Tanks
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