up close
adverb or adjective
: at close range
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In the movie, an astronaut played by Matthew McConaughey travels up close to a black hole and sends a message to his daughter in the past.
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Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
The 5,000 capacity has limited those who can see the big screen up close.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 June 2026
Asked about working with Lopez up close in the new rom-com Office Romance (on Netflix now), Gilpin, 39, has praise for her costar's beauty inside and out.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Then came the World Cup, and for a month, a curious if somewhat bemused country sampled the world’s game up close.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
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Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
The 5,000 capacity has limited those who can see the big screen up close.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 June 2026
Asked about working with Lopez up close in the new rom-com Office Romance (on Netflix now), Gilpin, 39, has praise for her costar's beauty inside and out.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Then came the World Cup, and for a month, a curious if somewhat bemused country sampled the world’s game up close.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
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“Up close.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20close. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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