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be close to

VERB
communicate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
answer chat confer correspond talk write
STRONG
buzz cable confabulate converse discourse reach reply telephone wire
WEAK
associate with be in touch be near commune with drop a line drop a note establish contact get on the horn give a call give a ring have confidence of hear from
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet
WEAK
bottle up conceal cover keep keep quiet suppress withhold
VERB
join
Synonyms
STRONGEST
meet reach
STRONG
abut adjoin bound butt communicate conjoin extend fringe hem line march neighbor parallel rim skirt
WEAK
be adjacent to be at hand be contiguous to lie beside lie near lie next to open into trench on verge on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
miss
STRONG
keep
WEAK
disjoin divide leave resign separate withdraw

Example Sentences

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Then in 2023, due to Clive's ill-health the couple moved back to Wootton, Bedford, to be close to their daughters Anna Saunders and Ceri Evans.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Shares of Cal-Maine Foods fell in extended trading Friday after a report that the Justice Department could be close to filing a civil antitrust lawsuit against the major egg producer and some of its rivals.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

An unnamed source, said to be close to Nunez, was citing as telling AFP news agency that the minister was "highly determined" to ban the event.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

"When the big image of the product appears on screen, we want the time shown to be close to the actual time on the audience's watches. But we know we won't hit 40 minutes exactly".

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

“We’ll go through this door,”Alec says as he looks at his phone—the battery has to be close to dying.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner