Close
Meanings and phrases
close
- at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
- close in relevance or relationship
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; near; nigh
- rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
- marked by fidelity to an original; faithful
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; tight
- crowded; confining
- lacking fresh air; airless; stuffy; unaired
- giving or spending with reluctance; cheeseparing; near; penny-pinching; skinny
- of textiles; tight
- strictly confined or guarded
- confined to specific persons
- fitting closely but comfortably; snug; close-fitting
- used of hair or haircuts
- inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; closelipped; closemouthed; secretive; tightlipped
close
- near in time or place or relationship; near; nigh
- in an attentive manner; closely; tight
close
- the temporal end; the concluding time; stopping point; finale; finis; finish; last; conclusion
- the last section of a communication; conclusion; end; closing; ending
- the concluding part of any performance; finale; closing curtain; finis
close
- move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; shut
- become closed; shut
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating; close up; fold; shut down; close down
- finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
- come to a close; conclude
- complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
- be priced or listed when trading stops
- engage at close quarters
- cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
- change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
- come together, as if in an embrace; come together
- draw near
- bring together all the elements or parts of
- bar access to
- fill or stop up; fill up
- finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
- unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; close up
n.
- the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue; approximation
adj.
- close in space; within reach; at hand
- close in time; about to occur; at hand; imminent; impendent; impending
n.
- something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin; close shave; squeak; squeaker; narrow escape
n.
- a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market; closed corporation; private corporation; privately held corporation
v.
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating; close up; close; fold; shut down
- The last cinema here was close down in the early 1990s.
- Later on that year Fun Pier would close down.
- Many offices were forced to close down.
v.
- stem the flow of; shut off
- isolate or separate; shut off
- block off the passage through; shut off; block off
- Three hostile SecUnits arrive, and barriers close off all gates going in and out of the concourse.
- The firm soil and short grass make bump-and-run shots and putting from close off the green popular choices.
- Neighbors became angry at her purchase, and Gragg was forced to close off the front door and make the side door the main entrance for the house.
v.
- terminate by selling off or disposing of
- terminate
- make impossible, especially beforehand; preclude; rule out
n.
- a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something
- By that time, Fairfax and Goring were at close quarters.
- The Himalayas and the Kanchenjanga may be viewed at close quarters from Pelling.
- At close quarters, it is a muffled cough, while at long distances it is sharper.
n.
- something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin; close call; squeak; squeaker; narrow escape
n.
- close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit
- The IX torpedo boat flotilla formed close support immediately surrounding the battlecruisers.
- For the next three weeks, the 48th rendered close support to the ground forces by strafing and bombing enemy positions.
- In 2013 it became the second close support commando squadron of the unit, mirroring the structure of 59 Commando Squadron.
n.
- fire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to it
adv.
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; approximately; about; just about; some; roughly; more or less; around; or so
adj.
- located close together; approximate
- The claws are bright red-orange and the eyes are close together.
- He kept his army close together and advanced through Muslim-held towns.
- A similar effect can be achieved by drawing different tones close together.
adv.
- very close; at close range
- The close up view of Wolf Crags is particularly good.
- It is worth getting close up to even his most heroic-scale figures.
- When viewed close up however, it is possible to see through the foil.
v.
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating; close; fold; shut down; close down
- unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; close
- refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; clam up; dummy up; shut up; belt up; button up; be quiet; keep mum
- block passage through; obstruct; obturate; impede; occlude; jam; block
- The close up view of Wolf Crags is particularly good.
- It is worth getting close up to even his most heroic-scale figures.
- When viewed close up however, it is possible to see through the foil.
v.
- nearly do something
- be close or similar; approximate
- Many real RF amplifiers come close to this ideal.
- During a discussion of Sophie's schoolwork, Paul and Priya come close to kissing.
- Inkha uses a camera in its eye to track the movement of people who come close to it.
v.
- move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; cuddle; snuggle; nestle; nest; nuzzle
- move towards; approach; near; come on; go up; draw near; come near
- pull towards oneself
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- Whipple was a close friend of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- She was a close friend of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
- Sellers would become a long-lasting close friend.
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- Tlemcen Arabic and Jijel Arabic remain very close.
- Shedbal is very close to Sangli Miraj twin cities.
- Peres won the bout by a very close Split Decision.
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- They soon became close friends and tennis partners.
- Hoffmann was close friends with actor Charles Coburn.
- His close friends encouraged him to pursue his dream.
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- R City Mall is in close proximity to Amrut Nagar.
- Basarbovo is located in close proximity to Ruse.
- Mangakiki is in close proximity to Maravovo.
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- Husband and wife would soon have a close relationship.
- Lovelace did not have a close relationship with her mother.
- Since then Waters and Clapton have had a close relationship.
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- The club maintains close ties with the university.
- Levy has close ties with Israeli political leaders.
- He maintained close ties with Romanian orientalists.
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- Wilton) is located close to the shopping centre.
- It is located close to the border of Kollam District.
- It is located close to Berlin-Charlottenburg station.
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- The suburbs of the city came close to Choti Tekri.
- One day a Scythian and an Amazon came close.
- None of the candidates came close to winning a seat. ""
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- Chairs can attack by biting if they get too close.
- As of November 8, the race was too close to call.
- Conductors must not get too close to each other.
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- Both had been shot to death at close range.
- Both were shot at close range with a 9 mm caliber handgun.
- Anchoring to port, Miller's ship opened fire at close range.
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- But I never thought we got close enough, so I sort of gave up on it.
- 81 Geminorum lies close enough to the ecliptic to undergo lunar occultations.
- The first passed over him, close enough to cause buffeting, but did not detonate.
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- Fifty-one to fifty, we were so close.
- Tony and I talked about it, and we came so close to messing it up.
- Why see our neighbors as enemies when we are so close to each other?"
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- They soon became close friends and tennis partners.
- Despite a 14-year age difference they became close friends.
- He didn't want Jon to leave after they became close friends.
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- Mako and Korra reaffirmed their close friendship.
- She had a close friendship with Monica in the house.
- McMullen had a close friendship with Yogi Berra.
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- It is a close relative of "Colaspis nigrocyanea".
- Boaz was a close relative of Naomi's husband's family.
- The eldest son or a close relative generally lights the fire.
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- He was also a close associate of Otto von Bismarck.
- He was considered a close associate of President Karzai.
- Das was a close associate and follower of Mahatma Gandhi.
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- Their leaders kept a close contact with the central director.
- Dark cannot survive in such close contact with someone so happy.
- Brought into close contact through this work they set up practice in 1936.
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- To close relatives and friends he remained "Aleck".
- Family members, including close relatives, wear mourning dress.
- Wei Yan's family members and close relatives were also executed.
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- Both are used in the close air support role.
- Trained to conduct close air support and battlefield interdiction.
- Most of those missions involved close air support or direct air support.
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- Both are used in the close air support role.
- Trained to conduct close air support and battlefield interdiction.
- Most of those missions involved close air support or direct air support.
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- Some individual businesses were forced to close.
- The seminary was forced to close in 1927.
- Several monasteries were forced to close for lack of monks.
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- The folk music of Qatar has a close association with the sea.
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah had developed a close association with the ulama.
- Fergusson College is known for its close association with Indian politics.
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- Since independence in 1960, the two states pursued close relations.
- France also pursued close relations with the semi-autonomous Egypt.
- However, despite the split, the two houses still retain close relations.
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- They soon became close friends and tennis partners.
- Despite a 14-year age difference they became close friends.
- He didn't want Jon to leave after they became close friends.
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- Algebraic graph theory has close links with group theory.
- Berthold retained particularly close links with Anna Stiegler.
- The college has close links to the Community of the Resurrection.
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- Jacques of Savoy became a close friend of Charles the Bold.
- Harris became a close friend of evangelist Oswald Chambers.
- During this period, he also became a close friend of Musa Bigiev.
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- "We want to get close to him in order to kill him."
- If they were charmed by her beauty, people would get close to her.
- How Babu hoodwinks Kalaiah to get close to Vasundhara forms the rest of the story.
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- Reginald Farrer remained close throughout his life.
- But the racing remained close and competitive.
- The two brothers remained close throughout their lives.
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- Rykoff & Co. decided to close the operations.
- Four years later the Yearly Meeting decided to close the school.
- Rykoff & Co. decided to close the metropolitan New York Division.
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- After 2002 they had close cooperation with Balke's band Batagraf.
- Nevertheless, a close cooperation exists between the two institutions.
- The EAC works in close cooperation with the EFPA Head Office in Brussel.
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- Maududi was released by DPMM in the 2017 close season.
- In the close season of 2013/14, Davies underwent surgery to his foot.
- He left Arnold to join Hucknall Town during the 1994-1995 close season.
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- The Rotokawa Power Station is situated close by.
- Dudelange is situated close to the border with France.
- It was situated close to the wall near the border crossing.
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- If one is not close it will dig a new one rapidly.
- In the east, Union forces could not close on Richmond.
- does not close during Space Mountain breakdowns, so guests riding the T.T.A.
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- Conductors must not get too close to each other.
- The flowers grow close to each other and have rayless heads.
- Why see our neighbors as enemies when we are so close to each other?"
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- At the close of voting, it had received 50 points, placing 12th out of 22.
- At the close of voting, the song received 85 points, placing it 6th out of 23.
- At the close of voting, it had received 96 points, placing 4th in a field of 20.
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- After that, she and League started a close collaboration.
- Much of his work was completed in close collaboration with Sanjay Ghemawat.
- The music and visuals are created in close collaboration with German born Christofer Jost.
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- FaZe defeated EnVyUs in a relatively close match.
- NGC 1316 is a relatively close radio galaxy.
- This relatively close packing leads to a high density of 5.73 g/cm.
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- He was a close personal friend of U.S.
- Most of my close personal friends are professional archaeologists."
- Gilchrist was a close personal and boyhood friend of Alfred E. Smith.
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- There is a close connection between machine learning and compression.
- Pinnangudi had a close connection with the larger village of Kudumiyanmalai.
- Calligraphy was most prized in society because of its close connection with Islam.
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- They become close friends and eventually start dating.
- As time passes, the two meet and become close friends.
- Anand starts flirting with Asha while Rakesh and Kitty become close.
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- Germany was close behind with 539 identified victims.
- Alf Smith was close behind with 7 goals.
- The Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) line followed close behind.
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- David was succeeded by John's close ally Robert.
- Ortega governed as a close ally of President Carlos Menem.
- He was succeeded by his close ally, Edvard Beneš (1884–1948).
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- Nevada managed a close game against Boise State.
- In a close game, the Sounds defeated the Rangers, 4–3.
- They again lost a close game, with the final score 12–7.
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- The confusion is likely due to the close relationship between Google and StopBadware.
- The close relationship between exchangeable sequences of random variables and the i.i.d.
- Morphological studies have suggested a close relationship between Boryaceae and Blandfordiaceae.
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- The bond between nagaiya is extremely close.
- In the end, Kennedy won an extremely close victory over Nixon.
- So is extremely close to 2"H".
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- St Peter's lies close to the banks of the River Brun.
- Argentarola cave lies close to Argentario promontory.
- Pico Basilé lies close to the city of Malabo.
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- In some cases, close family members may share this condition.
- In fact, he had close family connections to the West Indies lobby.
- It was a large close family of which Milton was the third youngest.
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- Sullivan maintained close relationships to his family.
- Jamaica also kept close relationships with Masons from other countries.
- In addition, he had close relationships with several women during his lifetime.
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- He maintained close ties with Romanian orientalists.
- Sullivan maintained close relationships to his family.
- WESCO maintained close ties to its parent.
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- Neither pilot aboard Flight 159 initially saw how close DAL 379 was to the runway.
- The scorecards showed how close the bout was, with the judges splitting eight rounds.
- However, all the marriages are doubtful as to how close they function as satiric norm(s).
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- Thus, the remainder term generally demands close attention.
- Many times cetology consists of waiting and paying close attention.
- Expedition leader Hugh Rutledge says: "We have naturally paid close attention to the problem.
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- She has developed a close bond with the charity.
- Gu Shao agreed with Pang Tong and developed a close bond with him.
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah had developed a close association with the ulama.
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- Gold was the most volatile along with Oil in close second.
- Mohamud was a close second with 60 votes.
- Matthew had a weight loss of 48.09%, coming in a close second.
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- The judges then have the opportunity to look at the sets from afar and up close.
- They were presented up close against a lush green backdrop to symbolize the summertime.
- The male fox's scrotum is held up close to the body with the testes inside even after they descend.
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- Most of those indicted are close associates of Konaté.
- Emperor Dezong's close associates also disliked Dou and often defamed him.
- One of Balagula's close associates was killed and several secretaries were wounded.
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- Berthold retained particularly close links with Anna Stiegler.
- He was particularly close to sister Michelle throughout his life.
- He was particularly close to his mother, who died at 42 from cancer.
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- The battalion had no reserves and was unable to close the gap.
- Finally in early 1993, Working Title Films stepped in to close the gap.
- The German tried to close the gap to the Spaniard, but Cal held on to win the gold.
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- He refuses to use close combat weapons in favour of his bare hands.
- Kedros and Amari, and was often engaged in close combat with the occupation forces.
- These short swords were usually used to slice the enemy's throat during close combat.
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- It is also quite close to its parent peak, Blanca Peak.
- The left field fence was apparently quite close to home plate.
- In reality, however, the Kagura were quite close to being stateless.
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- "Neobodo" have very close connections with Kinetoplastid protists.
- The Kangju established close connections with the Sarmatians, their western neighbors.
- His parents both came from powerful houses with close connections to the Leonese royalty.
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- She narrowly lost in what was an unexpectedly close race.
- The polls throughout this election always indicated a very close race.
- In a close race for the electoral district of Yamaska he was defeated by Moïse Fortier.
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- One of the main reasons given for the decision to close the system was its worn-out fleet.
- Thus, it concluded that the decision to close Mardon House constituted unfairness amounting to an abuse of power.
- Susan Kennedy asks Ajay if he can reverse the council's decision to close PirateNet and he agrees to look into it.
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- He intended to be as close as possible to the original sources.
- Then the breast lines will keep the vessels as close as possible.
- We didn't quite get to do that, but we got it as close as possible.
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- Detective Yan comes close to completing the puzzle that is “The Snowman” investigation.
- Altogether, I think this comes close to being your high point in prose fiction to date..."
- In many points Siirala comes close to Ronald David Laing, a famous anti-psychiatrist from the 1960s.
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- None of the candidates came close to winning a seat. ""
- Mansell made his debut in 1980 and came close to winning the title in both 1986 and 1987.
- Ken Read came close to winning the World Cup Downhill title (downhill, 1980) finishing second.
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- Rocking chairs move on their own and doors open and close.
- The "dol-jumuni" would be made of fine silk, with a thread to open and close it.
- The open and close quote characters were represented using '(' and ')' and spaces by %.
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- Pelly soon developed a close working relationship with his fighter escorts.
- The group had a close working relationships with sections of the Gandhian movement.
- Alpha Omega Epsilon enjoys a close working relationship with its male counterpart, Sigma Phi Delta (ΣΦΔ).
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- The plan to close GTE Entertainment outright came after it was unable to find a suitable buyer.
- The mall's Sears location closed in early 2019 as part of the retailer's plan to close 40 stores.
- On May 31, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 78 stores nationwide.
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- These inquilines may bear a close resemblance to ants.
- It bears a close resemblance to wheat until the ear appears.
- Adults are typically 30 mm long and have a close resemblance to bees.
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- But mostly they stay close to Gilbert's libretti.
- They stay close to their mothers.
- They do not hibernate, but sleep in and stay close to their dens in winter.
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- He credited Bloom with coming close to recreating "the original Gnostic sensibility".
- He played six years in New Orleans, leading or coming close to the team lead in tackles.
- The scout was coming close to Dumont and his men in which Dumont stealthily attempted to catch him.
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- Boyle and McGowan remain close friends.
- Leonard W. Miller, Ron Hines, and Benny Scott remain close friends.
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- Edward and Mountbatten formed a close friendship during the trip.
- Hardy formed a close friendship with Kent, Krista, and Nicole early on.
- Around 1813 he formed a close friendship with John Taylor the publisher.
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- In 1866-7 a school was built close to the church.
- A palace of the Sapiehas was built close to the monastery.
- New houses built close to the horse racing and football fields.
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- Transport problems meant that the slate was usually used fairly close to the quarries.
- Usually, everything seen is fairly close to the viewer, and there are few distant views.
- In contrast, Obama ran best in Eastern South Dakota, losing most counties by fairly close margins.
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- A chain of ancient references show the close relation between the two peoples.
- The incisors of this species were procumbant, suggesting a close relation to "Pithecia".
- Adult moths of "N. casanova" are very similar in appearance to its close relation "N. elegans".
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- She has developed a close bond with the charity.
- Luckily, Alexei forms a close bond with Vanya the gypsy.
- A close bond exists between Volkswagen and REME to this day.
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- In 1993, the federal government announced plans to close K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base in 1995.
- In 2016, the restaurant announced plans to close and to become primarily a special event venue.
- In June 2016, PG&E announced that it plans to close the two Diablo Canyon reactors in 2024 and 2025.
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- Bufalino maintained a close alliance with the New York Genovese family.
- Norell maintained a close relationship with the school until his death in 1972.
- Cooper maintained a close friendship with Mark O'Connell of Taking Back Sunday.
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- They are usually found close to the source of the salt.
- The men were eventually found close to death.
- It is a mesopelagic species, which can be found close to surface at night-time.
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- FaZe defeated EnVyUs in a relatively close match.
- It was a close match which Cardiff lost 11–9.
- Roger won a close match 7/6(6) 7/6(5).
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- The left field fence was apparently quite close to home plate.
- That one hit too close to home.
- However she chose to remain close to home and attended Vanderbilt University.
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- It's an area close to Wat Saket.
- He bought a terraced house in an area close to the base then called Newtown.
- Apart from a protected area close to the river, Limited hunting of snow geese is permitted.
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- He frees himself dangerously close to the ground.
- Hamilcar went on to seize Enna, in central Sicily, and Camarina, in the south east, dangerously close to Syracuse.
- Even after local lemming peaks, the Arctic fox population tends to collapse back to levels dangerously close to nonviability.
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- He had close contacts to the War Resisters' International.
- He maintained close contacts with men of learning such as Jan Daniel Janocki.
- In Poland, he developed close contacts with Ignacy Potocki and Julian Ursyn Niemcewicza.
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- Pelly soon developed a close working relationship with his fighter escorts.
- Alpha Omega Epsilon enjoys a close working relationship with its male counterpart, Sigma Phi Delta (ΣΦΔ).
- Later she began working for "Vogue", forming a close working relationship with photographer Terence Donovan.
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- The men were eventually found close to death.
- She could also smell whether a person was close to death.
- Jim falls into a stupor, close to death.
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- On January 7, 2015, they announced that they will close all 295 stores.
- In the 1990s, the government decided to close all institutions of this scale.
- The company was forced to close all three woodchipping mills and most of its sawmills in 2011.
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- They become close friends and eventually start dating.
- As time passes, the two meet and become close friends.
- The two had become close friends over the two years they had known each other.
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- It inhabits warm, shallow waters close to shore.
- It frequents shallow waters close to shore, including estuaries.
- The deepest areas of the lake are, ironically, very close to shore.
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- At the new park, the outfield area was especially close in right field.
- Mastan was especially close to Mudaliar as they were both from Tamil Nadu.
- Presley became close to both parents and formed an especially close bond with his mother.
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- "Chepachet" followed the Subic Bay movements until the close of the war.
- She eventually dances with the Count Paris until the close of this section.
- The regiment, which saw no combat action, remained there until the close of the war.