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Recent Examples of closely
Capital expenditures, which are closely watched by investors who are worried about overspending, are expected to range between $175 billion to $185 billion in 2026.
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Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
Peskoe and others are watching court challenges to the DOE emergency orders closely, seeing if courts weigh in on this use of emergency powers to decide what kinds of energy should remain on the grid longer.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
For now, keepers are focused on giving mother and calf time to bond while closely monitoring the newborn’s progress.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The selection of D’Amaro will be closely scrutinized by Wall Street over the coming months, following the relatively brief but tumultuous term of Bob Chapek, who was tapped in 2020 to succeed Iger.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Execs who work closely with Walden noted that the exec’s new job, chief creative officer, has never been used before at Disney and was created specifically for her.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Come Sunday, Brady will be closely watching who takes the Lombardi Trophy.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
The three judges said Hellerstein should closely review evidence Trump claims relate to official acts.
—Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
But how the committee keeps spending its money for that and other efforts will be closely watched.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
Peskoe and others are watching court challenges to the DOE emergency orders closely, seeing if courts weigh in on this use of emergency powers to decide what kinds of energy should remain on the grid longer.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
For now, keepers are focused on giving mother and calf time to bond while closely monitoring the newborn’s progress.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The selection of D’Amaro will be closely scrutinized by Wall Street over the coming months, following the relatively brief but tumultuous term of Bob Chapek, who was tapped in 2020 to succeed Iger.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Execs who work closely with Walden noted that the exec’s new job, chief creative officer, has never been used before at Disney and was created specifically for her.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Come Sunday, Brady will be closely watching who takes the Lombardi Trophy.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
The three judges said Hellerstein should closely review evidence Trump claims relate to official acts.
—Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
But how the committee keeps spending its money for that and other efforts will be closely watched.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closely
nearly
Adverb
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Over the course of his Chelsea career, Fernandez has utterly transformed his shot profile, nearly halving the average distance of his attempts.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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For nearly a day, nothing happened.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Closely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closely. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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