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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Two big footwear stocks The Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar, that Dick’s Sporting Goods is getting close to buying Foot Locker .
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Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Podcast After Blake Lively Claims Another topic close to her heart is male loneliness.
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 14 May 2025
The Special Theory of Relativity, or special relativity for short, describes what happens to objects traveling at close to the speed of light.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 May 2025
And with the Frost ending the regular season with must-win games in Ottawa and Boston, then traveling right to Toronto for the first two playoff games, playing close to home also meant playing close to her parents’ washer and dryer — a bonus.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 May 2025
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Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Podcast After Blake Lively Claims Another topic close to her heart is male loneliness.
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 14 May 2025
The Special Theory of Relativity, or special relativity for short, describes what happens to objects traveling at close to the speed of light.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 May 2025
And with the Frost ending the regular season with must-win games in Ottawa and Boston, then traveling right to Toronto for the first two playoff games, playing close to home also meant playing close to her parents’ washer and dryer — a bonus.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 May 2025
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“Close to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20to. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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