Following and Nearest

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Following adjective - Being the one that comes immediately after another.

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Nearest and following are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nearest" instead an adjective "Following".

Nearby Words: follow, follower, followed

Nearest adverb - (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance.

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Following and nearest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Following" instead an adjective "Nearest".

Anakin Skywalker got them all following him, then used the Misguided Missile technique and flew straight through the nearest enemy capital ship's starfighter launch bay.

Source: Macross Missile Massacre
Following his Gym Battle with Giovanni, Red needed to heal, but the nearest Pokémon Center was located over a ledge.

Source: Lets Play / Twitch Plays Pokémon Red
Narbonic did this every year of its run on the Sunday nearest December 31st, with a "Dave in Slumberland" strip, which in addition to being a Little Nemo parody, gives a symbolic foreshadowing of the following year.

Source: Dreaming of Things to Come

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