Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Keep up with and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keep up with" instead a verb "Close".
Keep up with
Close and keep up with are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead a verb "Keep up with".
Both terms in one sentence
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Seriously, anyone who can keep up with Lupin for as many years, and come as close to slapping the cuffs on him as many times he has, has earned the distinction.
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On the divine magic side of the spectrum, we have the Paladin, and even the Cleric itself, which can keep up with (and surpass, in some cases) dedicated fighters in close combat if built correctly.
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What Could Have Been: Was very close to becoming Wayne Allwine's successor as the voice of Mickey Mouse until Disney decided to choose someone that could keep up with the demanding schedule and settled on Bret Iwan.
Source: Creator / Nolan North
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Keep up with and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/keep_up_with
Close & Keep up with. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/keep_up_with>.
Keep up with or Close. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/keep_up_with.
