In between
Next to and in between are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Next to" with "In between", this phrases are similar.
Next to
Next to adverb - Very close to but not completely.
In between and next to are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "In between" with "Next to", this phrases are similar.
Both terms in one sentence
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But facing them all in a row with no chances to heal or refill your Magic Meter in between makes this Boss Rush next to impossible.
Source: Boss Rush -
He has a Freudian Excuse that his parents didn't love him enough (they never "slept like a river", next to each other with him in between) due to the influence of the Omekata cult.
Source: Enfant Terrible - Breaker: The AI has no idea how to handle two traps next to each other placed just far enough apart that they won't explode if a zombie is in between them.
Source: Video Game / Dead Nation
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