Closely
Closely adverb - To a close degree.
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Synonyms for Closely
Strictly and closely are semantically related in approximately topic. In some cases you can use "Strictly" instead an adverb "Closely". popular alternative
Strictly
Strictly adverb - Without any relaxation of standards or precision.
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Synonyms for Strictly
Closely and strictly are semantically related in rigidly topic. You can use "Closely" instead an adverb "Strictly". popular alternative
Nearby Words: strict, strictness
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Related pairs
- just and closely
- just and strictly
- precisely and closely
- precisely and strictly
- firmly and closely
- firmly and strictly
- thoroughly and closely
- thoroughly and strictly
- exactly and closely
- exactly and strictly
- intimately and closely
- intimately and strictly
- accurately and closely
- accurately and strictly
Both words in one sentence
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Strictly Formula: Averted somewhat for someone so closely associated with the genre of soft rock and all that usually entails; Williams wasn't afraid to mix it up a bit, at least musically.
Source: Music / Paul Williams - This trope also covers the closely related phenomenon of "internal" religious police, a very similar group as this, but strictly working within their own religious community and having no connection to an external state apparatus, and little or no jurisdiction over non-members.
Source: Church Police -
But because Most Animators Are Human, they have a tendency to fall back on making the very different anatomy of animal characters — even those who aren't, strictly speaking, anthropomorphic — do things they'd be physically incapable of in order to closely mimic human actions.
Source: Feather Fingers
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