Come close
Come close verb - Be close or similar.
Equal and come close are semantically related. in come nearer topic. In some cases you can use "Equal" instead a verb phrase "Come close".
Equal
Equal verb - To produce something equal to (as in quality or value).
Come close and equal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Come close" instead a verb "Equal".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Headphones Equal Isolation: Subverted by "Party in My Head" in which the narrator wants people to come close so that they can hear what's playing on her headphones as well.
Source: Music / September -
George Washington, who by all accounts is one of the few who potentially could come close (not even equal) to that level of power, is shocked by this and recognizes that, for all intents and purposes, there is no limit to what that power could potentially do.
Source: Webcomic / A Girl and Her Fed
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