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come close

VERB

approach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come contact match meet near reach surround threaten

STRONG

advance approximate bear border buzz converge equal impend progress resemble

WEAK

be comparable to be like belly up to catch up close in come at compare with correspond to creep up draw near gain on go toward loom up move in on move toward take after verge upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid depart go leave miss

STRONG

decrease retreat retrogress stop

WEAK

distance go away

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They expect Damai’s full-year profit to come close to the minimum guidance, which would be lower than both consensus and Citi’s estimates of around 853 million yuan and 832 million yuan, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The study’s authors found that ChatGPT doesn’t even come close to matching the predictive accuracy of a low-tech model that has been around for years.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Ding didn’t come close to Holzhauer’s prize haul of almost $2.5 million, unfortunately, amassing only $882,605 over his six-week streak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Its stock peaked at $75.87 in August 2000—near the top of the dot-com boom—and has never really come close since.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Unfortunately, he didn’t come close to reaching, and only succeeded in spinning himself around in a circle.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

come close

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