Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Splitting
Splitting adjective - Moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed.
Both words in one sentence
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Much later on, Kix Brooks would reveal that he and Ronnie Dunn were very close to splitting up over the album's failure.
Source: Career Resurrection
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