Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Fractured
Both words in one sentence
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In Romulan space, the already-fractured empire is dangerously close to civil war.
Source: Literature / A Singular Destiny -
They are extremely close friends outside of battle too, contrasting the fractured and "out for themselves" Decepticon forces.
Source: Bash Brothers
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