up close
adverb or adjective
: at close range
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That results in silicon sinking deep into the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn and thus avoiding detection by spacecraft that have studied those planets up close.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Dave Ulrich, professor at Ross School of Business and renowned management thinker has seen this stagnation up close.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The results help determine how well your eyes can focus on objects far away and up close.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Apart from one shocking death (when Tranter switches from neutralizing bombs up close to eliminating threats with his long-range rifle), the action is entertaining enough in the moment, but not especially memorable.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Dave Ulrich, professor at Ross School of Business and renowned management thinker has seen this stagnation up close.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The results help determine how well your eyes can focus on objects far away and up close.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Apart from one shocking death (when Tranter switches from neutralizing bombs up close to eliminating threats with his long-range rifle), the action is entertaining enough in the moment, but not especially memorable.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Up close.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20close. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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