Close
Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.
In the dark and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In the dark" instead an adjective "Close".
In the dark
Close and in the dark are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective phrase "In the dark".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Joker pulls a similar trick in The Dark Knight; as a means of getting close to a man who put a bounty on his head he has some of his henchmen bring him in a garbage bag and claim to have killed him.
Source: Bodybag Trick - Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle get a lot of overlapping close-up orbital shots during the scene in The Dark Knight Rises where they are dancing together.
Source: Orbital Shot -
No. He decided to keep everyone in the dark and kill anyone who came close to finding out what was going on.
Source: Lawful Stupid
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