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: March 4, 2023
\PRAHK-suh-mut\ adjective
What It Means
Proximate is a formal word that is usually used to describe something that comes or happens immediately before or after something in a way that shows a very close and direct relationship. It can also mean "very near" or "happening soon."
// The proximate cause of the student protests was the firing of a popular professor, but there had been murmurings of unrest all year.
// Being physically proximate to such an iconic work of art was surprisingly moving.
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