Synonyms for closer
ˈkloʊ zərclos·er

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1. closernoun

   a person who closes something

   "whoever is the closer has to turn out the lights and lock up"

   Synonyms:
   finisher

2. closer, finisheradverb

   (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game

   Synonyms:
   finisher

3. nearer, nigher, closeradverb

   (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance

   "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation"

   Synonyms:
   nearer, nigher

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1. List of paraphrases for "closer":

   narrower, nearest, close, closest, stronger, tighter, greater, closely, enhanced, deeper, more, nearer, strengthened

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1. Grant Malinowski:

   It’s not like a fire where they can see the fire building and getting closer. This is instantaneous. It just happens and It’s too late for you to react to it.

2. Makan Delrahim:

   We are now one step closer to strengthening competition for high-quality 5G networks that will benefit American consumers nationwide.

3. Kyle Larson:

   I told Tony( Stewart) if he could promise me it would be rough and hooked-up, I'd run, he said he couldn't promise me that and so I'm not running. But, now it looks like it's going to rain on Tuesday, so the track will probably be hooked-up and rough on Wednesday. So, as it gets closer, I'm wishing I was racing it.

4. Lamberto Zannier:

   We see a multiplication of incidents, violations of the ceasefire, we've seen cases of redeployment of heavy armaments closer to the contact line ... and multiple rocket launchers, artillery being used.

5. Matthew Genge:

   Victor Hugo in the novel ‘Les Miserables’ said of the Battle of Waterloo: ‘an unseasonably clouded sky sufficed to bring about the collapse of a World.’ Now we are a step closer to understanding Tambora’s part in the Battle from half a world away.