Close in
Close in verb - To come near or nearer.
Both terms in one sentence
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Inspector Rodriguez comes very close in the season 1 finale which has a time loop.
Source: Team Rocket Wins -
Slippy-Slidey Ice World: Ceryshen, Nexus, and Esamir are all covered in snow, and Ceryshen takes forever to get around due to it being mostly vertical, forcing you to loop around long paths to reach a base that's close in a straight line.
Source: Video Game / PlanetSide
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Loop or Close in. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close_in/loop.
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