Synonyms for close to
close to

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1. approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or soadverb

   (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

   "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"

   Synonyms:
   well-nigh, rough, virtually, somewhat, slightly, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, around, round

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1. Matt Stanley:

   The market needs to stop worrying about this balance and concentrate on the now, we rallied on the back of supply outages, wildfires and seemingly increased demand. Well, Shell have lifted force majeure at (Nigeria's) Bonny ... the wildfires are out and Canada is close to full production, and (U.S.) gasoline demand is at 15-month lows.

2. Colin:

   Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.

3. Arnold Vlok:

   We are very close to exporting to the U.S., where this market is well-established, and I think the European market is especially responsive to the benefits which we add to the product, which is no sulphur-added and vegan-friendly.

4. Tiernan Sittenfeld:

   In 2018, we saw a big shift in terms of candidates running on climate change as never before, and that has only increased as we're seeing in the presidential, i think -- if not every candidate, pretty close to every single candidate -- who is going to be on( CNN's town hall) stage has put out an ambitious, comprehensive plan to combat the climate crisis. So we've definitely seen that this issue is finally starting to get the attention that it deserves.

5. Miro Skalicki:

   Over time, liquefied natural gas supply prices are likely to get close to the cost of gas from a pipeline, especially if LNG from North Africa becomes available.