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near to
adverb as in almost
preposition as in at
Example Sentences
Webb’s four astronomical instruments observe in the near- to mid-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum, allowing it to see much farther in space and further back in time than Hubble.
It is north of Malibu itself - a small, upmarket city west of Los Angeles popular with wealthy celebrities - and near to Pepperdine University.
Leadbeater lingers on the government benches, near to one of the entrances to the 'aye' lobby, giving out final words of encouragement to wavering MPs.
The evidence showed "high level espionage with high levels of deceit", Ms Morgan said, and all three defendants stood or sat near to "real life targets, real people", filming them and capturing information using sophisticated equipment.
"We have shown that tweet to many King's Counsels, to a former solicitor general, to two former home secretaries and to indeed, two very senior police officers - each one of them has said it does not come near to approaching the threshold for any kind of investigation."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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