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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closely
nearly
Adverb
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The stock, which several analysts say is wildly overvalued (with a market cap valuing it at around 100 times its annual revenue), has shot up nearly 600% from a year ago.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025 -
Over 22,000 cases of Type 2 diabetes were documented during the nearly 40-year time period.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Closely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closely. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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