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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But McNally said the new Nashville space strikes especially close to his heart.
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Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The announcement followed Russia's overnight attack on the Ukrainian city of Lviv, close to the Polish border, with Shahed drones and missiles, according to Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Southwest currently serves only 10 international markets, all relatively close to the United States – Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Manchester City and Rico Lewis are close to an agreement over a new contract.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The announcement followed Russia's overnight attack on the Ukrainian city of Lviv, close to the Polish border, with Shahed drones and missiles, according to Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Southwest currently serves only 10 international markets, all relatively close to the United States – Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Manchester City and Rico Lewis are close to an agreement over a new contract.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Close to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20to. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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