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spitting distance
noun as in stone's throw
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But even standing within spitting distance of The Pearl was close enough for me to envision better days ahead.
By midafternoon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, nearing 14,100, was in spitting distance of a record-setting close.
If one of us happened to get within spitting distance of a window, up would go their noses and down would come the saliva.
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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to spitting distance, such as: close range, earshot, eyeshot, holler, near, and next door.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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