Close to
Close to adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
Within spitting distance of and close to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Within spitting distance of" instead the phrase "Close to" as an adjective or a preposition.
Within spitting distance of
Close to and within spitting distance of are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close to" instead the phrase "Within spitting distance of" as an adjective or a preposition.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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In Sins of a Solar Empire, highly-advanced ships must close to within spitting distance of one another to fight.
Source: See the Whites of Their Eyes -
A story-based variation comes in the Call of Duty 2 levels "Crusader Charge" and "88 Ridge", where the player and his fleet of tanks have to close to within spitting distance of the German Panzers while under fire because the Crusaders' guns have a lower effective range than the enemy's.
Source: Short-Range Long-Range Weapon
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