Close and Proved

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Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.

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

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

Proved adjective - Established beyond doubt.

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Close and proved are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Proved".

Nearby Words: prove, proving, provable

The game that proved the Xbox could do something other than FPS was Knights of the Old Republic, which spurred sales off the console close to Halo levels.

Source: Killer App
But in the end they did proved to be very close, trusting, and depended on each other throughout various obstacles.

Source: Manga / Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden
A later test proved that the same goes for Star Wars laser blasters at a relatively close range of 40 feet.

Source: Just For Fun / Tropes Examined by the MythBusters

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