Close
Close noun - An open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls).
Key
Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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It doesn't help that FLUDD is used with C as a boost in mid-air...and the C key is extremely close to the Z key.
Source: Video Game / Super Mario 63 -
Distracted by the Sexy: Dodge uses the Gender Key to employ this against Mark Cho, distracting him long enough to get close.
Source: Comic Book / Locke & Key -
The key is to treat it like a Poor Man's Substitute sniper and pick your shots methodically, not a spray-and-pray close-quarters automatic.
Source: Video Game / Warframe
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Key and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/key
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Key or Close. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/key.
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