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 event was detected close to San Jacinto, two days ago.
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 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
For Skarsgård, the material hit close to home.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
In the first half of 2025 The Monsters generated $670 million, repping close to 35% of Pop Mart’s revenue for the period.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 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
For Skarsgård, the material hit close to home.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
In the first half of 2025 The Monsters generated $670 million, repping close to 35% of Pop Mart’s revenue for the period.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Close to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20to. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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