In the area of
Near and in the area of are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Near" instead the phrase "In the area of" as an adverb or a preposition.
Near
Near adjective - Being the less far of two.
In the area of and near are semantically related. You can use "In the area of" instead the word "Near" as an adverb or a preposition.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Fallout: New Vegas runs on the same engine as 3, but is set in the area of Las Vegas, near where the first two games took place.
Source: Expansion Pack World -
The modern Russia is seeing something of a climb in popularity as an antagonist in video games, possibly owing to the (extremely arguable) belief that their state military presents or will in the near future present the most believable threat to the United States in the area of symmetric warfare.
- The overworld travel music acquires distinctive background instrumentation when the characters' ship flies over or near one of the several continents—tribal drums in the vicinity of the South America-derived continent, chimes in the area of the ice continent, etc.
Source: Variable Mix
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