up close
adverb or adjective
: at close range
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Want to see Jupiter and the moon up close?
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Visitors can see the festival's namesake ostriches up close in a viewing area where the birds can roam around.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Trains bring us up close and personal—both inside and outside the carriage.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
So far, there have been bald eagle sightings every day, allowing birders opportunities to spot eagles up close.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Visitors can see the festival's namesake ostriches up close in a viewing area where the birds can roam around.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Trains bring us up close and personal—both inside and outside the carriage.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
So far, there have been bald eagle sightings every day, allowing birders opportunities to spot eagles up close.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Up close.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20close. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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