Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word too-close.
Examples
-
For decades, feed antibiotics have been FDA-approved to promote growth using less feed, and to offset the infection risk from raising animals in too-close confinement.
David Wallinga, M.D.: Stopping Superbugs: Time for Congress and Industry to Catch Up With American Consumers M.D. David Wallinga 2011
-
"Gimmickry, supernatural and otherwise, blunts what could have been an incisive inquiry into the mysteries and frustrations of too-close kinship from the talented Niffenegger" - Kirkus Reviews
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger: Book summary 2010
-
For decades, feed antibiotics have been FDA-approved to promote growth using less feed, and to offset the infection risk from raising animals in too-close confinement.
David Wallinga, M.D.: Stopping Superbugs: Time for Congress and Industry to Catch Up With American Consumers M.D. David Wallinga 2011
-
The surprise resignation of Metropolitan Police Commissioner Paul Stephenson came amid a spreading onslaught of allegations that some members of his force were corrupt and had forged too-close ties with the discredited newspaper at the heart of the scandal, News Corp.'s now-defunct News of the World.
Scandal Grows at News Corp. Cassell Bryan-Low 2011
-
My previous blog expressed the concern that rates of autism have been inflated because of the loose DSM IV definition and also the way it is used because of a too-close linkage to school services.
Allen Frances: DSM 5 Will Lower Autism Rates Allen Frances 2012
-
For decades, feed antibiotics have been FDA-approved to promote growth using less feed, and to offset the infection risk from raising animals in too-close confinement.
David Wallinga, M.D.: Stopping Superbugs: Time for Congress and Industry to Catch Up With American Consumers M.D. David Wallinga 2011
-
"The recommendations really do fall short for us," said Heather White, chief of staff for the Environmental Working Group, which has publicly criticized the panel's seven members as having too-close ties to the energy industry.
Panel Calls for More 'Fracking' Rules Deborah Solomon 2011
-
Under the glare of too-close lights, the oiled-up athletes literally shined like automobiles newly emerged from a car wash.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2009
-
He's always had this slight jealousy of The Doctor and Amy's slightly too-close relationship. ...
Doctor Who Boss and Karen Gillan on River Song, How Her Parents Met and Hitler 2011
-
My previous blog expressed the concern that rates of autism have been inflated because of the loose DSM IV definition and also the way it is used because of a too-close linkage to school services.
Allen Frances: DSM 5 Will Lower Autism Rates Allen Frances 2012
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.