Closely
Closely adverb - To a close degree.
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More or less and closely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "More or less" instead an adverb "Closely".
More or less
More or less adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Closely and more or less are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Closely" instead an adverb phrase "More or less".
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- Noticeably the Vorarlbergerisch dialects are more closely related to Swiss German, which is one of the reasons Vorarlbergers are often referred to (more or less) jokingly as Swiss by other Austrians.
Source: Useful Notes / German Dialects -
Basically, more or less every one of Fiona's stalkers is closely related to her, with the exception of Daniella.
Source: Villainous Incest -
It is also important because it is one of the few films about the Beatles (more or less) that was made before John Lennon was killed and got the Dead Artists Are Better effect.The story that The Rutles tells parallels the history of The Beatles closely, if inexactly.
Source: Music / The Rutles
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