Close and Spare

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Close adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.

Usage example: the kind of folks who are very close when charity calls

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

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

Spare adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.

Usage example: a man who is kind and gentle but definitely spare of speech

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Close and spare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Spare".

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

girl	close girl	spare girl
death	close death	spare death

Jason, Zack, and Trini, who had just returned from Switzerland, and Adelaide, who was close to a few of the Rangers, used what little power Zordon could spare to make the journey.

Source: Roleplay / In The Power We Trust
If you pay close attention, he never said he would spare Alderaan if she gave up the information.Great shot, kid!

Source: Film / A New Hope
In My Little Pony: Equestria Girls Legend of Everfree, Snips asks Gloriosa Daisy if she has a spare toothbrush, as she's forgotten his, and there is a close-up of his buckteeth with some food stuck in-between.

Source: Gross-Up Close-Up

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