Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Splits
Both words in one sentence
- Then there's Gnome itself, which splits into four bodies when anyone gets too close to it, making it immune to every attack in your arsenal and going ballistic on your team.
Source: Puzzle Boss -
As in, his mech literally splits into two (not evenly down the center but close) and either of them can chase different targets.
Source: Anime / Genesis of Aquarion -
When that torpedo gets close enough to its target; it instantly splits into TEN mines.
Source: Video Game / Star Trek Online
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Splits and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/splits
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Splits or Close. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/splits.
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