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very close

ADVERB

approximately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

almost generally relatively roughly

STRONG

about around

WEAK

ballpark figure bordering on circa close to closely comparatively in the ballpark in the neighborhood of in the region of in the vicinity of just about loosely more or less most much not far from not quite proximately upwards of

Antonyms

WEAK

accurately clearly definitely exactly precisely

ADVERB

more or less

Synonyms

WEAK

about almost around ballpark figure bordering on circa close to in the ballpark in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about not far from not quite on average relatively roughly thereabouts

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“Traditionally, this virus has been thought to be one that would need very, very close contact most of the time to transmit. I still think that’s probably the case,” said Hewlett.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Medicaid does cover long-term care, but only for people who are poor or very close to it.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

“The U.S. is very close to Canada, so we’re very good when it comes to trade with them,” Bank of Canada Gov. Tiff Macklem said in testimony before the country’s Senate banking committee.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

She stressed that human-to-human transmission typically only happened "among very close contacts".

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

“Luba Luft and I had been close, very close friends for almost two years. What did you think of her? Did you like her?”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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