close to
idiom
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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The typical migration route for humpback whales can approach 5,000 miles in a single direction, making this one’s journey close to two times that of most whales.
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Aj Willingham, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Those close to the player are convinced his time will come.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
And like the Syrian regime, led by Bashar al-Assad, the Iraqi government was close to Tehran.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
Privately, those close to him believed that the President would eventually intervene and end the federal prosecutions against his son.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
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Aj Willingham, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Those close to the player are convinced his time will come.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
And like the Syrian regime, led by Bashar al-Assad, the Iraqi government was close to Tehran.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
Privately, those close to him believed that the President would eventually intervene and end the federal prosecutions against his son.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Close to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20to. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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