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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Among American tennis players, and especially Black players, Gibson exists as something close to a god and also a role model.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
In crafting Christy, the biopic of boxer Christy Salters Martin that just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, director David Michôd and his co-writer Mirrah Foulkes wanted to hew as close to the real-life story as possible.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Six days ago, it was also detected close to Berkeley.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
While Ram hasn’t officially confirmed it for the two top trims — RHO and Tungsten — sources close to the program say that’s coming.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
In crafting Christy, the biopic of boxer Christy Salters Martin that just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, director David Michôd and his co-writer Mirrah Foulkes wanted to hew as close to the real-life story as possible.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Six days ago, it was also detected close to Berkeley.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
While Ram hasn’t officially confirmed it for the two top trims — RHO and Tungsten — sources close to the program say that’s coming.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Close to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20to. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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