Close and Gathering

Close

Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.

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Gathering and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gathering" instead an adjective "Close".

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

Gathering noun - A body of people come together in one place.

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Close and gathering are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Gathering".

Nearby Words: gather, gathered, gatherer

full	full close	full gathering
proper	proper close	proper gathering
actual	actual close	actual gathering
large	large close	large gathering
Other adjectives: big, little, major, strange, last.

You get them by gathering all 50 gold scarabs, but the latter is so close to the end of the game that they won't be of much use.

Source: Video Game / Ninja Gaiden
She dresses as Robin and fights crime, hears the Mutants are gathering at the dump and follows Batman there, because she loves him and wants to be close to him.

Source: Comic Book / Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
While the splicers won't kill the sister if they get close, they will interrupt the gathering process.

Source: Protection Mission

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