Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Enter into and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Enter into" instead a verb "Close".
Enter into
Close and enter into are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead a verb "Enter into".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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And it still manages to enter into Failed Metaphor territory because, although naturally occurring portals exist without any of these problems, the angels will close those as well because otherwise Will and Lyra will waste their lives searching for one.
Source: Fantastic Aesop -
Being predominantly a warlike martial art for the knightly class, however, most unarmed techniques are grapples that end in throws; these allow an unarmed combatant to floor an adversary in full plate armour if they can enter into extremely close range combat.
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Enter into or Close. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/enter_into.
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