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Recent Examples of closely
According to the Iranian news agency Fars, which is closely linked with its powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard, Iran typically exports around $13 billion worth of petrochemical products every year.
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April 16, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Follow them closely to ensure success.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
And those who live outside these gates are watching closely.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
The disconnect between executive expectation and organizational reality shows up in the numbers CFOs are watching most closely.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Panama follows closely behind, taking third place.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
The latter work is tied more closely to the language of AbEx.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The Bengals have closely tracked many of those players, whether through extra pro day attention or top 30 visits.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
In the Bay Area, Santa Clara has about 67, followed closely by San Jose with 46.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
April 16, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Follow them closely to ensure success.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
And those who live outside these gates are watching closely.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
The disconnect between executive expectation and organizational reality shows up in the numbers CFOs are watching most closely.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Panama follows closely behind, taking third place.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
The latter work is tied more closely to the language of AbEx.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The Bengals have closely tracked many of those players, whether through extra pro day attention or top 30 visits.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
In the Bay Area, Santa Clara has about 67, followed closely by San Jose with 46.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closely
nearly
Adverb
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Cameras moved to the back of the room Utah County prosecutor Chad Grunander noted that nearly all of the clips shown by the defense as examples of media sensationalism did not include material from the courtroom livestream.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Those, too, are nearly all gone, reduced to bricks and rubble.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Closely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closely. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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