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Recent Examples of closely
In the new role, Nguyen will work closely with Director, Talent Management Amanda Acevedo on overall talent strategy, growth and revenue across the company, while also serving as a senior leader for the team in the company’s Los Angeles office.
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Leia Mendoza, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Green Mountain State residents voted in favor of Ocasio-Cortez and Newsom, with both landing 17 percent, and Buttigieg following closely behind with 16 percent.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Lomanto, who had joined Gucci in 2022 from Roger Vivier, first held the title of Gucci’s executive vice president, brand general manager, working closely with Demna’s predecessor Sabato De Sarno.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
The firm no longer creates original garden plans but partners closely with top landscape architects, ensuring that their artistic vision matures gracefully over time.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Copson has also closely collaborated with Polachek, co-directing all her music videos with her since 2019.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Following closely behind the Green Mountain State is Hawaii, with 7,796 searches per 100,000 residents.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
This nonprofit organization works closely with several relief agencies.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Otherwise, they could be closely aligned with a specific niche and group of individuals, serving as a thought leader of sorts.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Leia Mendoza, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Green Mountain State residents voted in favor of Ocasio-Cortez and Newsom, with both landing 17 percent, and Buttigieg following closely behind with 16 percent.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Lomanto, who had joined Gucci in 2022 from Roger Vivier, first held the title of Gucci’s executive vice president, brand general manager, working closely with Demna’s predecessor Sabato De Sarno.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
The firm no longer creates original garden plans but partners closely with top landscape architects, ensuring that their artistic vision matures gracefully over time.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Copson has also closely collaborated with Polachek, co-directing all her music videos with her since 2019.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Following closely behind the Green Mountain State is Hawaii, with 7,796 searches per 100,000 residents.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
This nonprofit organization works closely with several relief agencies.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Otherwise, they could be closely aligned with a specific niche and group of individuals, serving as a thought leader of sorts.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closely
nearly
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Vietnam’s Communist Party chief, To Lam, visited North Korea in early October — the first such trip in nearly two decades — while reports suggest Hanoi may pursue the purchase of 40 Russian Su-35 fighter jets.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Though the Maldives is the first country to enact such a ban, similar proposals have been debated – and nearly imposed – in other parts of the world.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Closely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closely. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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