Close
Close verb - To come near or nearer.
Usage example: the two groups closed with each other from opposite sides of the field
Withdraw
Withdraw verb - To move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable).
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Facing this alliance, the Romulan withdraw and close their borders.
Source: False Flag Operation - In one of Jinnai Tomonori's comedy skits, he gets fed up with his bank's crazy and uncooperative ATM, so he decides to just withdraw all his money and close his account.
Source: Paying in Coins -
Nolaloth actually came pretty close, injuring the King badly enough to force it to withdraw to the Astral Plane, but he was killed in the attempt.
Source: Our Liches Are Different
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Withdraw and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/withdraw
Close & Withdraw. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/withdraw>.
Withdraw or Close. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/withdraw.
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