close one

noun

: an escape that was almost not successful
That was a close one.

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Maybe this is the beginning of a very close one. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025 The city of San Diego has recently struggled to fill places where homeless people may sleep in their vehicles, and officials now plan to at least temporarily close one site in the Kearny Mesa neighborhood. Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025 Some Republican-leaning pollsters have projected the race to be a close one. W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025 Boeing said it was disappointed by the result and noted the vote had been a close one. Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for close one

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“Close one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20one. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.

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