Close and Zealous

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Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.

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

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

Zealous adjective - Marked by active interest and enthusiasm.

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Close and zealous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Zealous".

Nearby Words: zeal, zealously, zealot

She falls into a short crisis of faith during the final battle, when she is close to falling, but instantly reassures herself that the Maker is with her, and continues the fight with renewed zealous conviction.

Source: Knight Templar / Video Games
Judge Dredd — Lawless punks, taken to the extreme after nuclear wars force humanity a little too close together into cramped quarters, would overrun this post-apocalyptic dystopia if not for the over-zealous ministrations of Dredd and the other Judges.

Source: The Apunkalypse
The Sisters of Battle are all human women (less augmented that Space Marines but much stronger and zealous than ordinary humans) whose use of Joan Of Archetype imagery and heavenly ranks (Seraphim, Celestials, Living Saints, etc.) brings them close to the trope.

Source: The Armies of Heaven

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