Close and Dear

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Close

Close adjective - Closely acquainted.

Usage example: a small wedding ceremony that was limited to close friends

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Dear is a synonym for close in intimate topic. In some cases you can use "Dear" instead an adjective "Close", when it comes to topics like characteristic, familiar.

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Dear

Dear adjective - With or in a close or intimate relationship.

Usage example: my sisters and brothers are near and dear

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Close is a synonym for dear in beloved topic. You can use "Close" instead an adjective "Dear", if it concerns topics such as characteristic, intimate, familiar.

Nearby Words: dearly, deary, dearie

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good	good close	good dear
kind	kind close	kind dear
little	little close	little dear
pathetic	pathetic close	pathetic dear
Other adjectives: literal.

Both words in one sentence

To the end of the episode, he never becomes a close and dear friend from her past, instead remaining a minor acquaintance that she met on rare occasions and had forgotten in the time since then because they had never been very close in the first place.

Source: Remember the New Guy
The two simply became very close and dear friends (as verified by directors, the show runner and fellow actors).

Source: Actor Shipping
Twilight Sparkle is a close and dear student to Princess Celestia, who personally raises the Sun itself every day.

Source: Pals with Jesus

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