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come close

VERB

approach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come contact match meet near reach surround threaten

STRONG

advance approximate bear border buzz converge equal impend progress resemble

WEAK

be comparable to be like belly up to catch up close in come at compare with correspond to creep up draw near gain on go toward loom up move in on move toward take after verge upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid depart go leave miss

STRONG

decrease retreat retrogress stop

WEAK

distance go away

Example Sentences

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The men did not come close to the animals, and were quickly apprehended by zoo officials, said an official at Ichikawa Police who spoke with AFP on a traditional condition of anonymity.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

They expect Damai’s full-year profit to come close to the minimum guidance, which would be lower than both consensus and Citi’s estimates of around 853 million yuan and 832 million yuan, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has not come close to winning the Premier League or Champions League since joining the club in 2020.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The study’s authors found that ChatGPT doesn’t even come close to matching the predictive accuracy of a low-tech model that has been around for years.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

They come close up to the wire fence and lean their faces against it; their fingers hook round the mesh.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

come close

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