close one

noun

: an escape that was almost not successful
That was a close one.

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Backup quarterback Cooper Rush is going to be a close one. Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025 The National Park Service will close one of the most popular trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park next month as part of a more than year-long improvement effort. Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024 First Watch will close one of its Johnson County locations after choosing not to renew the lease. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2025 Fewer songs have harkened a triumphant fist-in-the-air before or since, an iconic ’80s song to open and close one of the most iconic ’80s films. Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for close one

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“Close one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20one. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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