Close and Fail

Close

Close verb - To stop the operations of.

Usage example: the merchant will close the store if business doesn't improve

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Fail and close are semantically related In some cases you can use "Fail" instead a verb "Close".

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

Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Close and fail are semantically related in lose money topic. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead a verb "Fail".

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

part	close part	fail part
thanks	close thanks	fail thanks
sequence	close sequence	fail sequence
case	close case	fail case
Other words: time, way, school, game, fight, times.

What they usually fail to note is that to land a single hit on Fate, you have to move faster than her—and no living canon character so far has even come close to that.

Source: Fragile Speedster
Emperor Pilaf and his assistants in the Dragon Ball franchise come close to getting Pilaf's wish for world domination twice but fail both times due to not his own errors.

Source: Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain / Anime and Manga
You fail if you get too close to other Mammodin, which prompts them to either attack you or try to mate with you, prematurely detonating the explosives.

Source: Out with a Bang

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