Close and Pinched

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Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.

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

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

Pinched adjective - As if squeezed uncomfortably tight.

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Close and pinched are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Pinched".

Nearby Words: pinch, pinching

The other is that the dolls' features (close-set eyes and a somewhat pinched face) was all part of a campaign to acclimatize kids to a world in which those features would be common: as a mutation caused by nuclear war.

Source: Franchise / Cabbage Patch Kids

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