come close
idiom
1
: to almost do something
We didn't win, but we came close.
—often + toThe band came very close to breaking up.
We came close to winning the championship this season.
2
: to be similar to something or as good as expected
She said they taste just like real hot dogs, but they don't even come close (to the real thing).
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Already having cemented a successful road trip with a win at the defending champion Boston Celtics’ place, the Warriors (7-2) didn’t come close to extending their five-game winning streak in Cleveland.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Take a look at Carlos, the last player to come close to doing so.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
America has periodic eruptions of political unrest, Ellis argued, but none has come close to a civil war.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Later presidents have tried to copy FDR’s success, but no one has come close — including Trump.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Take a look at Carlos, the last player to come close to doing so.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
America has periodic eruptions of political unrest, Ellis argued, but none has come close to a civil war.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Later presidents have tried to copy FDR’s success, but no one has come close — including Trump.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Come close.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20close. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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