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keep close to

VERB

buckle down

Synonyms

WEAK

address apply oneself attend to bend concentrate on dedicate oneself to devote oneself to exert oneself get serious give give oneself over to keep one's mind on knuckle down launch into occupy oneself with pitch in plunge into put one's hand to the plow put one's nose to the grindstone set to swing into action take the bull by the horns throw turn

Antonyms

WEAK

be lazy ignore relax

Example Sentences

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The dogs are gone but the children keep close to their mother.

From BBC • May 5, 2024

Before noon on Friday, however, Israel's military said residents near the Gaza frontier no longer needed to keep close to bomb shelters.

From Reuters • Apr. 7, 2023

The need to break tie votes requires Harris to keep close to Washington.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2022

Do those visceral feelings you keep close to the chest ever impact how you present on the outside?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2022

We keep close to the wall and move around the right side of the U till we get to the Call Center.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

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