close to
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1
: almost or nearly
They spent close to half a million dollars on the project.
Our company employs close to a thousand workers.
I haven't seen her in close to a year.
2
British
: from a short distance : close up
She's even more beautiful when seen close to.
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The GreyShark can detect changes as small as two square centimeters in a section of cable or pipeline, Markus Beer, EUROATLAS's chief sales officer for AUVs, told Newsweek aboard a vessel observing GreyShark demonstrations in the Baltic Sea, close to the northern German coastline.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
Sources close to her family confirmed to CNN that the woman was three months pregnant, leaving behind a husband and two children.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Three days ago, it was recorded close to Petrolia.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
The annual World Energy Outlook, which coincides with the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, said that coal use is at or close to a peak, while oil and gas will follow in the next 10 years and nuclear, solar, and wind will all surge.
—semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
Sources close to her family confirmed to CNN that the woman was three months pregnant, leaving behind a husband and two children.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Three days ago, it was recorded close to Petrolia.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
The annual World Energy Outlook, which coincides with the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, said that coal use is at or close to a peak, while oil and gas will follow in the next 10 years and nuclear, solar, and wind will all surge.
—semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Close to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20to. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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