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Discover LudwigThe phrase "next closest" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a second-best or near-equivalent option. For example: "I wasn't able to get exactly what I wanted, so I had to settle for the next closest thing."
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The next closest is in Lexington, Mass.
The next closest place is Duluth, 80 miles away".
The next closest city was Dallas, with 17.
(Maryland, with 10 consecutive N.C.A.A. appearances, is the next closest).
Ernie Els, 38, would be next closest with 15 titles.
The next closest Ranger is Ryan Callahan with 9.
I think the next closest is four winners.
The next closest rider in the standing had seven winners.
That's 70 times the free space of the next closest competitor, Google Drive.
She went with the next closest color she could find — pale peach.
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(The next-closest one, Woodhull, is nearly two miles away).
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