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Close to

Close to adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
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Over and close to are semantically related. in next to topic. In some cases you can use "Over" instead the phrase "Close to" as an adverb or a preposition, when it comes to topics like ahead of.

Over

Over adverb - From one side to the other of an intervening space.
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Close to and over are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close to" instead the word "Over" as an adverb or a preposition.

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  • Leave the Camera Running Moments of this trope are very common in Jacques Rivette`s films, which is why they often run close to and over three hours.
    Source: Leave the Camera Running
  • Meanwhile, it inflicts close to or over 1000 points of damage, much better than other offensive powers like Warp, and it can be used to detonate Biotic effects and even has an evolution for increasing the damage, force, and radius of Biotic Explosions.
    Source: Game Breaker / Mass Effect
  • Up till then Rita had avoided getting close to Cage or any other soldier, having experienced the pain of watching her friends die over and over again.
    Source: Now or Never Kiss
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