Close
Disable
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To fight them, they come up with a Sticky Bomb: pitch-covered socks filled with explosives, designed to be slung onto tank treads from close range to disable them and block the road.
Source: Insert Grenade Here -
Also, Murphy jumps onto a ED-209 to disable it at close range, like Raiden does with some of his aerial attacks.
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It's up to Sheriff Carter to disable a dangerous runaway phenomenon by carrying a jury-rigged or repurposed device as close to ground zero as possible.
Source: Series / Eureka
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Disable and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/disable
Close & Disable. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/disable>.
Disable or Close. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/disable.
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