close to
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1
: almost or nearly
They spent close to half a million dollars on the project.
Our company employs close to a thousand workers.
I haven't seen her in close to a year.
2
British
: from a short distance : close up
She's even more beautiful when seen close to.
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Falling drone debris in Russia’s Volgograd region sparked a fire in the Krasnoarmeysky district of the city, close to a Lukoil oil refinery, according to Gov. Andrei Bocharov, who provided no further details.
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Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
The point of maximum eclipse — 93% — will occur close to Akulivik, an Inuit village in Nunavik, northern Quebec, Canada, 1,150 miles (1,850 kilometers) north of Montreal.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Furious parents who preferred a school close to home over one that educates its students protested when Levy-David tried to explain her plan.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
Get ready for the blame and outrage: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images
As if economic turmoil and a high-stakes gamble in trying to end a war weren't enough, the federal government came pretty close to shutting down.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
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Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
The point of maximum eclipse — 93% — will occur close to Akulivik, an Inuit village in Nunavik, northern Quebec, Canada, 1,150 miles (1,850 kilometers) north of Montreal.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Furious parents who preferred a school close to home over one that educates its students protested when Levy-David tried to explain her plan.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
Get ready for the blame and outrage: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images
As if economic turmoil and a high-stakes gamble in trying to end a war weren't enough, the federal government came pretty close to shutting down.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Close to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20to. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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