"proximate" in the adjective sense
1. proximate
closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
"news of his proximate arrival"
"interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals"
2. proximate
very close in space or time
"proximate words"
"proximate houses"
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