Synonyms for closer
ˈkloʊ zərclos·er

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1. closernoun

   a person who closes something

   "whoever is the closer has to turn out the lights and lock up"

   Synonyms:
   finisher

2. closer, finisheradverb

   (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game

   Synonyms:
   finisher

3. nearer, nigher, closeradverb

   (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance

   "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation"

   Synonyms:
   nearer, nigher

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1. List of paraphrases for "closer":

   narrower, nearest, close, closest, stronger, tighter, greater, closely, enhanced, deeper, more, nearer, strengthened

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1. Democratic SEC Commissioner Kara Stein:

   The current environment sometimes feels closer to a massive computer game than a system dedicated to allocating capital efficiently and serving investors.

2. Robert Habeck:

   > Berlin/London( CNN Business) Europe's biggest economy is now officially running short of natural gas and is escalating a crisis plan to preserve supplies ahead of winter as Russia turns off the taps. Germany on Thursday activated the second phase of its three-stage gas emergency program, taking it one step closer to rationing supplies to industry — a step that would deliver a huge blow to the manufacturing heart of its economy.'' Gas is from now on in short supply in Germany.

3. Jose Ibarra:

   You don't want to get attention, people are afraid that if you get attention, then ICE will get closer to a family member or friends of the family that are here illegal.

4. Siddharth Astir:

   The MOUSE , The KEYBOARD and The Monitor over the years came closer and closer and became a family known as LAPTOP

5. Amy Edwards:

   It's fine to play with the neighbors' kids, but only outside in the yard, not inside in the playroom or in the bedroom or anything like that, where there is closer indoor contact -- which is a bigger problem.