up close
adverb or adjective
: at close range
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The Red Sox have seen his rehab up close, but other teams don’t have that luxury and likely wouldn’t offer much for him.
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Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Fans of Harry Potter can now experience the magic up close in Dallas.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Shouse says that touring with Frehley was a chance to see the guitarist’s keen sense of humor up close.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Photos show the colony from afar and one spider up close.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Fans of Harry Potter can now experience the magic up close in Dallas.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Shouse says that touring with Frehley was a chance to see the guitarist’s keen sense of humor up close.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Photos show the colony from afar and one spider up close.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Up close.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20close. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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