up close
adverb or adjective
: at close range
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Wendt's has an animal experience to meet the park's sloths and capybaras up close.
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Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Join the crowds taking photos of the ornate building from the piazza, and then ascend to the terrace to marvel at the 135 gargoyles and other carvings up close and take in the city’s skyline.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
The public, however, won't be able to view the record-breaking behemoth up close, at least not without a personal invitation.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
The off-target shot bounced off Studnicka’s legs before the forward buried a shot from up close in the slot.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Join the crowds taking photos of the ornate building from the piazza, and then ascend to the terrace to marvel at the 135 gargoyles and other carvings up close and take in the city’s skyline.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
The public, however, won't be able to view the record-breaking behemoth up close, at least not without a personal invitation.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
The off-target shot bounced off Studnicka’s legs before the forward buried a shot from up close in the slot.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Up close.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20close. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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