Closely
Closely adverb - To a close degree.
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Synonyms for Closely
Hard is a synonym for closely in near topic. In some cases you can use "Hard" instead an adverb "Closely", when it comes to topics like approximately.
Both words in one sentence
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Inigo points out his facial scars, but they're hard to notice before or after unless you're looking closely.
Source: Scars Are Forever - In Mega Man Legends, Rock pulls one of these at the end of the prologue stage, duplicating Back to the Future so closely it's hard to think it's not an homage.
Source: Suicidal Gotcha -
It's little hard to see thanks to the mask but if you look closely when he licks his teeth, you can see that he smirks while doing it.
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