close one

noun

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

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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 Despite being 22-18, the Lakers have a negative point differential — and not a particularly close one. Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025 Gabbard can afford to lose the votes of only three Republicans and sources tell ABC News the vote on her nomination is expected to be a close one. Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 30 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 16 Feb. 2025.

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