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at close range

Very nearby, as in At close range, the rock band was unbearably loud. Derived from shooting—range denotes the distance that missile or projectile can be made to travel—this expression soon came to mean anything in close proximity.

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Nearby words

  1. at bat,
  2. at bay,
  3. at best,
  4. at bottom,
  5. at close quarters,
  6. at cross purposes,
  7. at death's door,
  8. at each other's throats,
  9. at ease,
  10. at every turn
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