Close and Starting

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Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.

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

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

Starting adjective - Appropriate to the beginning or start of an event.

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Close and starting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Starting".

Nearby Words: start, started, starter, startup

Starting in Episode 3, the audience learns that the Meta is in fact pursuing Wash instead, and often at close range (at one point, he hitchhikes on the back of Wash's tank).

Source: Incredibly Obvious Tail
Sōsuke and Kaname, and they have gotten so agonizingly close to the kissing part in the anime to the point that it's starting to hurt.

Source: Light Novel / Full Metal Panic!
While his skill level tends to vary depending on the Let's Play, he's best at close quarters combat, and it's gotten to a point where he's starting to look borderline unstoppable in Minecraft.

Source: Creator / Michael Jones

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