Close
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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While the cars are crashing into each other, we have a close up on his "Cannonball" cap burning next to the flaming wreckage of his Firebird.
Source: Dead Hat Shot -
If the enemy ship is close enough, this can also result in a Mutual Kill, as the flaming debris will set your own ship on fire, likely causing the crew to abandon ship in short order.
Source: Video Game / Empire: Total War -
Match Cut: Hills to a close-up of bedsheets; a flaming airship to a bunch of oranges.
Source: Film / The Rocketeer
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Flaming and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/flaming
Close & Flaming. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/flaming>.
Flaming or Close. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/flaming.
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