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at close quarters

ADJECTIVE
near
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjacent adjoining immediate nearby neighboring warm
STRONG
abutting bordering burning close nigh ready touching
WEAK
abreast along toward alongside approximal around available beside close shave close-at-hand close-by conterminous contiguous convenient hair's breadth handy in close proximity near-at-hand next door not remote practically proximal proximate side-by-side vincinal within stone's throw
Antonyms
STRONGEST
away detached distant far faraway separate
STRONG
cool
WEAK
deferred expired gone past postponed remote unfamiliar
ADVERB
nearby
Synonyms
STRONGEST
near
WEAK
about close close at hand hard near-at-hand nigh not far away
Antonyms
WEAK
far faraway

Example Sentences

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The trial has offered a rare chance for the French public to see the once-revered actor - star of films like Green Card and Cyrano de Bergerac - at close quarters.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

With the weather causing havoc, it was a day for the purists as Saints had to show their steel at close quarters.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024

The account highlights the preferred tactic of Burhan's opponent General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, namely fighting at close quarters and playing to the strengths of his RSF.

From Reuters • May 10, 2023

And I had wondered how it would feel to be back — at close quarters, with no masking or vaccine requirements — at the big top again.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2022

Last year it was observed that young women living at close quarters in dormitories tended to undergo spontaneous synchronization of their menstrual cycles.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas