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near home vs nearby home

Both "near home" and "nearby home" are correct phrases, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "Near home" is more commonly used and refers to something being close to one's home without specifying a specific distance. On the other hand, "nearby home" is less common and is used when emphasizing the proximity of something to a specific home.

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near home

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something is close to one's home without specifying a specific distance.

Examples:

I saw a new restaurant near home.
She prefers to shop near home for convenience.

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"I want to be buried in the little cemetery near home".
They hoped they family would take them home someday and bury their ashes near home.
I couldn't bear to do it near home.
I made it myself from a tree near home.
I'm near home, with my sister... and a friend, having a beer.
I know it 'cause my boy supports the team you used to play in... and I had to take him always to the field near home
Consumers appreciate food produced near home, because over-long transport lowers the quality of food.

Alternatives:

close to home
in the vicinity of home
not far from home
around home
by home

nearby home

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to emphasize the proximity of something to a specific home.

Examples:

There is a park nearby home.
The grocery store is nearby home.

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Susan white smashed them to bits and put them in a dumpster behind a nearby home depot along with the can of pepper spray.
You have to at least evacuate all the nearby homes.
My C.O.s have gone to the nearby homes to ensure that the occupants are safe and sound and not harboring the fugitive.
Built a home nearby used to safeguard weapons and supplies from the British.
At that time from the nearby elderly home They were receiving visits
Man owns a home nearby but still rents a room?
They're putting us in a home nearby until the udge sees us.
We want those of you who live nearby to go directly home.
All this time the police have believed the disappearance of the car to be connected with that of two old people from the Old People's Home here nearby.
If you are at work or elsewhere and cannot reach home within a couple of minutes, take cover in any nearby building.
I knew about this nearby aquarium when we moved into our home.
If you really live nearby... you're welcome to my poor home on the 12th of December.
Don't Ever Forget Great Home Ideas Just Keep Lurking, Mostly Nearby.
The nearby tree provides shade on hot days and is also home to a delightful squirrel.
When the child was due, l went into a nearby barn... because l didn't dare show my face at home.
Maybe you'd sleep better at home, you know, in your old room, with your parents nearby.
Nearby bank cam caught a photo of a Deville heading towards the direction of our funeral home shortly after our window for time of death.
In his home of Namibia, John Kasaona is working on an innovative way to protect endangered animal species: giving nearby villagers responsibility for caring for the animals. And it's working.
But if it were nearby, you wouldn't be traveling back home
And his mother told me this story of coming home one day - and he went to college nearby - and she said, "I saw that car, which you can always recognize, in the parking lot of a bar," she said.

Alternatives:

close to the home
in the vicinity of the home
not far from the home
around the home
by the home

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