up close

adverb or adjective

: at close range

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For those who want to see the mural up close, it's specifically located at North Halsted Street and West Couch Place. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 And so that meant things going beyond the up close, seeing the claws make their way into other enemies, incorporating moves like headbutting enemies or cutting the weapons in half. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026 Then, once overseas, packed together with white and black troops, Zinn saw what systemic racism looked like up close, and he was irrevocably changed. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up close to 200 points and Treasury yields plummeted after being around the flatline earlier in the session. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for up close

Word History

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of up close was in 1653

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“Up close.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20close. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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