Close to and During

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Close to adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.

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During and close to are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "During" with "Close to", this terms are similar.

During preposition - In the course of.

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Close to and during are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Close to" with "During", this terms are similar.

Dexter: Almost all the characters in Miami Metro, unless they're particularly close to each other (Angel Batista and Maria LaGuerta during their mariage, siblings Dexter and Debra Morgan, etc.).

Source: Last Name Basis / Live-Action TV
During the No-Gear Level Stealth-Based Mission in Eldin Volcano, a heartbeat plays over the soundtrack if you get too close to a Bokoblin.

Source: Heartbeat Soundtrack
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, it's been argued that over a dozen incidents came close to ending it all.

Source: The World Is Always Doomed

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