up close
adverb or adjective
: at close range
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During their lunar flyby, the astronauts will become the first humans to see some parts of the moon up close and in person.
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Tom Costello, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
And then Eriksson Ek ended the game in the dying seconds with a wrist shot from up close off a Brock Faber rebound.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Many of the original French fashion plates, considered passing fancies in their day, have been lost to time, so to see the real specimens up close is a true treat indeed.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Tourists travel thousands of miles to swim in clear water, snorkel among vibrant reefs and experience marine wildlife up close.
—Steve Adelstein, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
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Tom Costello, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
And then Eriksson Ek ended the game in the dying seconds with a wrist shot from up close off a Brock Faber rebound.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Many of the original French fashion plates, considered passing fancies in their day, have been lost to time, so to see the real specimens up close is a true treat indeed.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Tourists travel thousands of miles to swim in clear water, snorkel among vibrant reefs and experience marine wildlife up close.
—Steve Adelstein, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Up close.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20close. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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