Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Passing through is an antonym for close.
Passing through
Both terms in one sentence
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Instead of passing through X-matrix into normal space again they can "hang" on the border, so they aren't here for locators, but close enough to sniff out ships with mass-detectors.
Source: Stealth in Space - One section involves passing through several giant meat cleavers...which only results in a Close-Call Haircut.
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It may be slightly easier to hold onto a train, but all of your effort has to be spent in just holding on and you have to be on top of a car that isn't rounded or containing hot liquids - plus, tunnels can cut too close to the roof for a standing person to survive passing through one.
Source: Outside Ride
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Passing through and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/passing_through
Close & Passing through. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/passing_through>.
Passing through or Close. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/passing_through.
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