Close to
Close to adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
Exact
Exact adjective - Being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard.
Both terms in one sentence
- She close to says these exact words at the end of the book, after working it out.
Source: Creator / Shannon Hale -
Presumably that also means that exact conversation has taken place pretty close to that many times.
Source: Webcomic / Goblins -
Lands Below and Deathly Regiment weren't written that close to 9/11 (2008 and 2010, to be exact), but the similarities are there.
Source: Fanfic / Alexandra Quick
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