close to
idiom
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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An area of low pressure in the southwestern Atlantic is expected to move close to the northwestern Bahamas and southern Florida in one or two days, according to the NHC.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
In the case of Cardi B, whose net worth is reportedly close to $100 million, being legally separated from her husband qualifies her as a single mother, although her economics put her in another category apart from both single- and dual-parent families.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Sources close to both situations told The Star that each player is likely to pick the Jayhawks.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
But then the country reassessed the risk of being so close to the front line, and invested a lot in things like renovating and expanding its network of bomb shelters.
—Teri Schultz, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
In the case of Cardi B, whose net worth is reportedly close to $100 million, being legally separated from her husband qualifies her as a single mother, although her economics put her in another category apart from both single- and dual-parent families.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Sources close to both situations told The Star that each player is likely to pick the Jayhawks.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
But then the country reassessed the risk of being so close to the front line, and invested a lot in things like renovating and expanding its network of bomb shelters.
—Teri Schultz, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Close to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20to. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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