at close range

idiom

: from a short distance
The gun is made for shooting at close range.

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In interviews with Fortune, Pelaez and senior software engineer John Pignato described a startup with a competitive drive, fueled by seeing peers do impressive things at close range. Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025 Investigators later determined she had been shot in the back of the head at close range. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025 On June 7, 2021, at the family’s South Carolina hunting estate, Paul, 22, was shot in the chest and head with a shotgun at close range. Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 That student, whose name has not been disclosed, confronted the shooter as the attack began and was shot at close range. Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at close range

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“At close range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20close%20range. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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