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close quarters

noun as in confined space

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"You're bringing people together from all over the world, putting them in close quarters, and exposing them to viruses they've never encountered before," she says.

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And they have to play in these close quarters; it was a very close kind of set.

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Ask any family: There is more relish in fighting at close quarters.

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Like “Friends,” to which “Adults” will inevitably be compared, it’s a story of young people living in close quarters, conveniently both for them and for the purposes of comedy.

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During this year's Women's Premier League, where she led Mumbai to the title, I was fortunate to watch her at close quarters.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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