Close in
Close in verb - To come near or nearer.
Show
Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.
Both terms in one sentence
- Dante Ramon and Vibe are close in age in the comics, but Dante is 13 years older than Cisco in the show.
Source: Age Lift - Fanservice: No one on the show can really be said to embody this, although Debbie comes close in this video.
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Drive would often start a scene high enough to show the entire USA (complete with superimposed map labels), then close in on our current location.
Source: Astronomic Zoom
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Show and Close in. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close_in/show
Close in & Show. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close_in/show>.
Show or Close in. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close_in/show.
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