Close and Encounter

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Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.

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Encounter and close are semantically related in join topic. In some cases you can use "Encounter" instead a verb "Close".

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

Encounter verb - To come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face.

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Close and encounter are semantically related in happen upon topic. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead a verb "Encounter".

Nearby Words: encountered, encountering

high	high close	high encounter
normal	normal close	normal encounter
brief	brief close	brief encounter
short	short close	short encounter
Other adjectives: direct, proper, disturbing, actual, real, little, major, strange, last.

Like Monroe noted before, people can handle some things but when they encounter other things up close and personal, it can be a little shocking.

Source: Series / Grimm
The next creatures you encounter are tiny slug-like things which will slash you with deadly poisonous barbs if you get too close.

Source: Death World
She refuses to Stay in the Kitchen like the other girls of the village but becomes very close to breaking down when she and Rook encounter dredge in the forest near Skogr.

Source: Video Game / The Banner Saga

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