closer

as in near
being the less far of two the closer gas station was also more expensive

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Adjective
  • About a thousand jobs are expected to be cut this week, and another thousand in the near future, as a new management team reorganizes the company.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Someone has to dive for it — either you, a tablemate who is nearer, or a waiter.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The recalls cover 163,256 Bronco SUVs for front seats that may have loose bolts, and 56,841 Lincoln and Explorer vehicles due to windshields with visible air bubbles, according to the NHTSA.
    Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • In a meta wink, True Whitaker — daughter of Forest — plays Alani, the child of a famous actor content with an obviously fake job at his production company; Charlie (Jordan Firstman, another savant of front-facing video) is a stylist who mostly spends his days managing the ego of various pop stars.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Closer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closer. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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