closer

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

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Adjective
  • Snow cover is the lowest level on record for the Colorado River Basin, and across much of the rest of the West, there are record or near-record low amounts of snow.
    Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Throughout the festival, experts have spoken about the effect of conglomeration and amalgamation of power by a few uber-wealthy figureheads, and how grassroots movements in journalism can inspire documentarians to survive in the near future.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Still, the experience taught me to work with the end in mind, and now the front and back halves of my process are in better synch.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The conflict has been largely kept off the front pages by the war in Iran.
    Rabia Akhtar, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Closer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closer. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.

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