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near point
noun
: the point nearest the eye at which an object is accurately focused on the retina at full accommodation
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All four victims were shot point blank or near point blank in the head, except for Devin Smith who was shot multiple times at close range, court documents said.
—CBS News, 21 June 2023
The shot was at near point-blank range.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2020
At that point, Longman came in and shot Breinholt in the head at near point-blank range.
—Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 May 2022
Nonetheless, at some near point in time, the eviction moratorium will no longer be constitutionally sustainable and will have to come to an end.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1876, in the meaning defined above
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“Near point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/near%20point. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
near point
noun
: the point nearest the eye at which an object is accurately focused on the retina when the maximum degree of accommodation is employed compare far point see range of accommodation
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