Synonyms for closely
close·ly

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1. closelyadverb

   in a close relation or position in time or space

   "the onsets were closely timed"; "houses set closely together"; "was closely involved in monitoring daily progress"

   Synonyms:
   close, nearly, intimately, tight

2. close, closely, tightadverb

   in an attentive manner

   "he remained close on his guard"

   Synonyms:
   tight, nigh, fast, close, nearly, near, intimately

3. closely, intimately, nearlyadverb

   in a close manner

   "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"

   Synonyms:
   most, tight, well, nigh, well-nigh, close, virtually, about, nearly, almost, near, intimately

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1. List of paraphrases for "closely":

   close, carefully, intimately, tightly, narrowly, nearly, attentively, near, almost, inextricably, intricately, strictly, closer, strongly, thoroughly, integrally, intrinsically, intensively, intently

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How to use closely in a sentence?

1. Africa Jeffrey Feltman:

   The Sudanese people must be allowed to protest peacefully this weekend, and United States will be watching closely.

2. Sara Pantuliano:

   These doses need to be shared as quickly as possible, not waiting until the end of the year and into 2022. The success of the G7 summit will be judged primarily on whether enough concrete measures are agreed to accelerate the global response to the pandemic. With new variants continuously threatening global and local recovery efforts, there has perhaps never been a public policy challenge where national and international interests are so closely aligned, and G7 nations would do well to heed that.

3. Sam Joeckel:

   I believe this goes against the Christian beliefs that I hold closely, and that PBA claims to hold closely, pBA has chosen to reject the words of Martin Luther King, Jr.: ‘Like a boil that can never be cured so long as it is covered up but must be opened with all its ugliness to the natural medicines of air and light, [racial] injustice must be exposed, with all the tension its exposure creates, to the light of human conscience and the air of national opinion before it can be cured.’.

4. Fatih Birol:

   This is a major concern for global energy security, for global oil security and for global energy markets, we are monitoring events very closely.

5. Donald Trump:

   The United States is fully committed to enforcing all of our sanctions, and we will work closely with nations conducting business with Iran to ensure complete compliance. Individuals or entities that fail to wind down activities with Iran risk severe consequences.