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Recent Examples of closely
Authorities stressed that the game sites — located in Lombardy on the Swiss border, Cortina d’Ampezzo in Veneto and Val di Fiemme in Trentino — remain safe, well-maintained and closely monitored.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The two-year Treasury yield, which moves more closely with expectations for Fed moves, climbed more.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Vittorini has worked closely with students navigating many of these pressures.
—William Jones, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Gallup has been publishing its presidential approval tracking numbers for 88 years, and the numbers have long been among the most closely watched by political pundits.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Much of the nation is closely following the case involving the longtime anchor of NBC’s morning show.
—Hallie Golden, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Right now, the administration is collaborating closely with the remnants of the Maduro regime under the leadership of interim President Delcy Rodriguez.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Our goal was to look more closely.
—Rachael Seidler, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
Still, gardeners should monitor the forecast closely — especially morning temperatures — and be ready to protect plants from a late-season freeze.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The two-year Treasury yield, which moves more closely with expectations for Fed moves, climbed more.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Vittorini has worked closely with students navigating many of these pressures.
—William Jones, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Gallup has been publishing its presidential approval tracking numbers for 88 years, and the numbers have long been among the most closely watched by political pundits.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Much of the nation is closely following the case involving the longtime anchor of NBC’s morning show.
—Hallie Golden, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Right now, the administration is collaborating closely with the remnants of the Maduro regime under the leadership of interim President Delcy Rodriguez.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Our goal was to look more closely.
—Rachael Seidler, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
Still, gardeners should monitor the forecast closely — especially morning temperatures — and be ready to protect plants from a late-season freeze.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closely
nearly
Adverb
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As of Thursday, that system still had nearly 500 outages.—
ALEX ROZIER Mississippi Today,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Guthrie lives on nearly an acre, in a brown-brick, ranch-style house with an attached garage, a short gravel driveway, and desert landscaping.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Closely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closely. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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