at close range

idiom

: from a short distance
The gun is made for shooting at close range.

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The documentary lives in these weighty conversations that are, remarkably, playing out with cameras at close range — the debates and negotiations, the pleas and manipulations. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025 Huff allegedly shot his son repeatedly with a 12-gauge shotgun on March 17, firing one of those bullets into the boy's head at close range, Syracuse Police Chief Joseph L. Cecile said at a news conference shortly after the boy's death. Chris Spargo, People.com, 27 May 2025 Then there was some kind of altercation, and the victims were shot at close range. Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2025 Rodriguez allegedly approached a group of four people attending the American Jewish Committee’s annual Young Diplomats Reception shortly after 9 p.m., before opening fire at close range, killing Milgrim and Lischinsky. Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for at close range

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“At close range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20close%20range. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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