Closer
Closer adverb - (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance.
Empty
Empty adjective - Lacking contents that could or should be present.
Both words in one sentence
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With a big smile, Bob walks over to his dresser and pulls out one of the drawers, but when Sue moves closer in to peer into the drawer it's completely and totally empty.
Source: I Got You a Drawer - As women's depictions became increasingly Closer to Earth, men became empty-headed Cloudcuckoolanders—because, after all, tropes are Always Male and Always Female, and if women are to be smart, then men must be dumb.
Source: Useful Notes / Feminism
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Empty and Closer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/closer/empty
Closer & Empty. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/closer/empty>.
Empty or Closer. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/closer/empty.
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