close one

noun

: an escape that was almost not successful
That was a close one.

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Now imagine that every child care center in Connecticut were to close one morning. Shayla Williams Fender, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2025 The the Royals dropped a close one to the Yankees on April 16. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2025 Two overtime losses the last two games and a close one tonight. Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 May 2025 As the 50th anniversary of his evacuation flights neared, Berry, now 80, was asked how long Americans would remember the Fall of Saigon, which brought to a close one of the US military’s greatest failures. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for close one

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“Close one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20one. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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