Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Pull together and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pull together" instead a verb "Close".
Pull together
Pull together verb - Assemble or get together.
Close and pull together are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead a verb "Pull together".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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They are far enough away from big cities that they need to pull together and depend on each other's skills and efforts, but close enough that they can trade.
- In fact, the villain says that the reason he chose to come to Little Tall was because he knew that they were a close-knit community who could pull together and "do what needs to be done." After the storm, Little Tall arguably moves from this into a Town with a Dark Secret.
Source: Close-Knit Community
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