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close to
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Princeton's WordNet
approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or soadverb
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
"lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"
Synonyms:
well-nigh, rough, virtually, somewhat, slightly, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, around, round
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#36 | about | |
#92 | some | |
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#989 | near | |
#1214 | almost | |
#1309 | round | |
#2248 | approximately | |
#2512 | nearly | |
#2643 | slightly | |
#4432 | somewhat | |
#5548 | rough | |
#6082 | virtually | |
#8322 | roughly | |
#33696 | nigh |
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The world needs to know – I am here watching this spectacle from a slum right next to where they are opening the Olympics, and my life has not improved at all, it is frustrating to be so close to this spectacle and yet so far away, living in a place were we have no security, not even sewage.
It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved in our home. Bring love into your home for this is where our love for each other must start.
The unfortunate reality is that there are more than a dozen states right now where abortion is illegal or close to fully illegal, it is banned. And unfortunately, just like people are forced to do now, it is likely that some people in states where abortion is banned may choose to travel to another state to seek medication abortion, we don’t believe that anyone should be forced to travel in that way, and certainly, as this moves forward, there are a lot of very smart lawyers who are looking at the question of how they’ll be incorporated into drugstores and pharmacy chains, and where that can happen – and how these different federal and state provisions interplay.
That was that, so they got near Ground Zero, but they didn’t make it all the way in there. That day was the first time that Mayor Giuliani got that close to Ground Zero.
They’ve got some of the top filmmakers in the world, they’ve got some of the biggest stars in the world who worked for years in some cases on these projects very close to their hearts that are meant to be big-screen experiences, and now they’re being used as a loss-leader for the streaming service - for the fledgling streaming service - without any consultation.
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- proche de, près deFrench
- faisg air, goirid doScottish Gaelic
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