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Recent Examples of closely
Do not follow large vehicles closely - Large vehicles like trucks or buses can create a spray of water that can reduce your visibility.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
The administration has also removed multiple senior leaders in charge of agencies that work closely with the intelligence community but fall under the Department of War.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
The company’s recent growth story has been closely tied to its cloud transition.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The district has held up the North Lawndale initiative as an example of working closely with local communities to find solutions to under-enrollment — and as a model for other Chicago neighborhoods that have experienced disinvestment and student losses.
—Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
The Federal Reserve has been closely monitoring signs of weakness in the labor market, ahead of a key decision on interest rates next week.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
For those watching closely, the reaction across Wall Street offers an important lesson in how medical controversies play out in public markets.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Girl Scouts of the USA will also be working closely with Adobe, which will serve as a national sponsor of the 2026 Girl Scout Cookie Program.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Since then, the six members of the GCC have worked together more closely.
—David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
The administration has also removed multiple senior leaders in charge of agencies that work closely with the intelligence community but fall under the Department of War.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
The company’s recent growth story has been closely tied to its cloud transition.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The district has held up the North Lawndale initiative as an example of working closely with local communities to find solutions to under-enrollment — and as a model for other Chicago neighborhoods that have experienced disinvestment and student losses.
—Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
The Federal Reserve has been closely monitoring signs of weakness in the labor market, ahead of a key decision on interest rates next week.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
For those watching closely, the reaction across Wall Street offers an important lesson in how medical controversies play out in public markets.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Girl Scouts of the USA will also be working closely with Adobe, which will serve as a national sponsor of the 2026 Girl Scout Cookie Program.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Since then, the six members of the GCC have worked together more closely.
—David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closely
nearly
Adverb
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After graduating, Dudek spent nearly a decade working for tech companies that contracted with the federal government on modernization projects, before migrating to several jobs within federal agencies themselves.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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The change affects more than 50 titles and nearly 240 individual books, many focused on puberty.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Closely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closely. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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