Close to
Close to adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
Towards
Close to and towards are semantically related in just before topic. Sometimes you can use "Close to" instead a preposition "Towards".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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The Ophelia: The mother certainly veers close to it towards the end, though all the wine she's had could be responsible.
- The light that it gives off used to be slightly red, but has changed to slightly blue, implying that it is headed towards us at close to lightspeed.
- She, in turn, is very dedicated towards him and acts like a Clingy Jealous Girl whenever he gets too close to someone else.
Source: The Not-Love Interest
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