Synonym: about, approximately, around, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some. Similar words: be close to, closet, close, closer, close in, closely, close up, closest. Meaning: adv. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
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121) She was standing too close to the fireplace and her dress caught fire.
122) In the 1970s, the country came close to collapse as it was swept by a wave of strikes.
123) Stripped of their pretentious verbiage, his statements come dangerously close to inviting racial hatred.
124) She felt aroused by the pressure of his body so close to hers.
125) Environmental groups are up in arms about plans to sink an oil well close to Hadrian's Wall.
126) The picture looks very different when you see it close to.
127) The two countries are close to signing a peace agreement.
128) There was a catch in Anne's voice and she seemed close to tears.
129) You never quite know what Barry's going to do next - he keeps his cards very close to his chest.
130) There are plans to run the line overground close to the village of Boxley.
131) They were perilously close to the edge of the precipice.
132) If correctly executed, this shot will give them a better chance of getting the ball close to the hole.
133) An airliner came close to disaster while approaching Heathrow Airport.
134) My high school English teacher was close to me. She was almost my best friend.
135) Sandy leaned across the table,(sentencedict.com) his face uncomfortably close to Brad's.
136) By the end of his life, Presley's vocals often descended close to self-parody.
137) You'll go cross-eyed if you try to look at things so close to you.
138) Get as close to the subject as you can and hold the camera steady.
139) The growth of a city often enhances the value of land close to it.
140) We were staying in a seedy hotel close to the red light district.
141) Three mortar shells had landed close to a crowd of people.
142) An electrical pulse in a wire travels close to the speed of light.
143) The story was very close to the bone and most embarrassing.
144) The prosecution's main witness was close to tears as she described the events of that night.
145) She insists on diverting to a village close to the airport.
146) She opened her heart to millions yesterday and told how she came close to suicide.
147) I've always been close to my dad but he's never rammed his career down my throat.
148) Drivers often have a nasty habit of driving too close to cyclists.
149) The Irish came so close to knocking England out of the European Championships.
150) It's one thing seeing riots on TV, but when they happen so close to home it's a different matter.
More similar words: be close to, closet, close, closer, close in, closely, close up, closest, close down, disclose, lose, set off, set out, set fire to, give rise to, lose sight of, lose interest, cloud, o'clock, lost, clownish, set, clothing, at a loss, set up, offset, upset, asset, settle, set down.