Synonyms for come close
come close

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1. come closeverb

   nearly do something

   "She came close to quitting her job"

   Synonyms:
   approximate

2. approximate, come closeverb

   be close or similar

   "Her results approximate my own"

   Synonyms:
   judge, guess, estimate, approximate, gauge

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1. Bill Clinton:

   One of the stories ingrained in my mind is that often black women, even women of education and affluence like Serena Williams, come close to dying when she gives birth because people are not paying attention to her.

2. Ron DeSantis:

   The fear of Russia going into NATO countries and all that, and steamrolling, that has not even come close to happening, i think they have shown themselves to be a third-rate military power.

3. Ashley Jones:

   If anyone believes we have even come close to solving issues of racism and discrimination, they're mistaken. If I'm afraid to go for a run, go buy a snack, go to sleep in my own bed behind my own locked door, we aren't finished working yet.

4. Pat Brown:

   I don't think anyone else has come close to us in terms of being able to make a plant-based product that really delivers as meat, but I love the fact that a bunch of people are acknowledging the value of it, and jumping in.

5. Dan Gainor:

   The problem is that the louder and loonier the hosts have become, the less even their own supporters listen to them, the reason why ‘The View’ seldom goes viral is that few watchers ever want anything to do with the program. ABC has reportedly come close to canceling the calcified program. It is long overdue.