proximate
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- adjective
- /ˈprɒksɪmət/
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próximo
- The seminal case imposing duty and proximate cause limitations to negligence liability is Palsgraf.
- proximate cause
- proximate mechanism
- proximate explanation
Proximity can change a lot, but our choice to get proximate isn't always easy.
- Proximity can change a lot, but our choice to get proximate isn't always easy.
- So that is the difference between proximate explanations and ultimate explanations.
- You need you need a compelling moral narrative, you need well defined proximate goals.
- And most schools, you know, don't have pools or don't have a, a pool that's proximate enough or is accessible.
- Not that having that physical thing in front of you made it more controlled, just more proximate and alive.
- This is a method of using Natural History data over time to be able to determine proximate cause.
- In addition, successful manufacturing requires proximate labor that is at different skill sets and price points.
- You need to have you need to be proximate to different kinds of people and start embracing their various identities.
- And the proximate mechanism for that is it makes the act of punishment perhaps more valuable or rewarding.
- Well, look, I mean, I, I probably don't share your kind of proximate optimism.
- And that required rethinking an entire world view, maybe more proximate technological.
Examples
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Only those that involve drama and conflict and seem proximate to the lives of viewers are covered.
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I find that the proximate cause of the libelant's injury was not his moral indiscretion.
Academic text (2017) -
Even so, this proximate freedom is hard to gain and hard to keep.
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Paris is the proximate milestone in a mission that will be passed from my generation to the next and the next.
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In addition, successful manufacturing requires proximate labor that is at different skill sets and price points.
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Because to your point, these things have not just been neglected, they have been identified as the proximate cause of our unhappiness.
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A plethora of long-term and proximate factors explain the decision to conduct a nuclear test in 1974.
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Mainstream history outright blames botched medical care for the proximate cause of his death.
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In Villa Paraiso, these proximate networks remain central in the survival strategies of the slum-dwellers.
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The proximate goal of the meeting is to finalize the project's timeline.
Synonyms
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Near in space, time, or degree
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Close in distance, time, or relationship to something
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At the smallest distance from a place, or almost reaching it
Very near in space or time to another thing
Antonyms
How Close
Surface Forms
Etymology
Proximate comes from the Latin word proximus, from prope meaning 'near', and you can see the same idea in English words like proximity and approximate. So, something proximate is the 'nearest' thing in space, time, or relationship.