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

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Rivalling and close to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rivalling" instead an adjective phrase "Close to".

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Close to and rivalling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close to" instead an adjective "Rivalling".

Nearby Word: rivalled

She's permanently deaf from being too close to an artillery bombardment, but that doesn't stop her from being the one of the best snipers in the Ghosts, rivalling Larkin in skill.

Source: Literature / Gaunt's Ghosts

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