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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Having had the opportunities to move close to double figures ahead of the chasing pack at the top of the Premier League table, a record of two wins in their past five league games had suddenly presented Manchester City with the chance to close to within two points.
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
Sit your hips back and down, reaching a depth that gets your hips and knees as close to parallel as possible.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
The faith that Drinkwitz is the right man and close to establishing more also is reiterated in other elements of the extension.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Dec. 2025
Spenser wrote much of The Faerie Queene close to my birthplace.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
Sit your hips back and down, reaching a depth that gets your hips and knees as close to parallel as possible.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
The faith that Drinkwitz is the right man and close to establishing more also is reiterated in other elements of the extension.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Dec. 2025
Spenser wrote much of The Faerie Queene close to my birthplace.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Close to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20to. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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