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closest

  • superlative
    of close.
    close
    verb (used with object)
    to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.

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So it was fair to wonder if simple music performed on guitar came closest to representing his inner life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The attack, he said, was the closest one yet to the European Union border.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

For 10 days, the center of the cinematic universe is the Toronto International Film Festival, whose closest geographical landmark is currently a ludicrous controversy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Mercury, the smallest planet and the one closest to the Sun, appears to have cooled relatively quickly.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

For this and perhaps some other reasons, the people to whom she felt closest at Ashton Place were her pupils: Alexander, Beowulf, and Cassiopeia Incorrigible, the three wards of Lord Fredrick Ashton.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood