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The phrase "able to get closer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the capacity or capability to approach something or someone more closely, either physically or metaphorically.
Example: "With the new technology, we are now able to get closer to understanding the complexities of the universe."
Alternatives: "capable of approaching" or "able to move nearer".
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I think I have been able to get closer to the real meaning of the music," she explained in 1994.
It will take hard work and hopefully we will be able to get closer and closer to him".
Are you able to get closer?" Frederik Duerinck, lead designer on the project, described the narrative scent arc inside the Qaddafi cooler.
But the positive to this policy was that Tomas Rosicky and Mikel Arteta were able to get closer to Van Persie.
One reason he was able to get closer to the country's real situation, he said, was that he knew his work was being seen not just by Western audiences but by his neighbors, too.
"We'll be able to get closer to measuring what's working and not working, but there's still a little bit of art in identifying performance in the new media space, versus being all science," he said.
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You've got to be able to get close without them suspecting you of anything".
"We were not able to get close enough to close the gap".
I appreciated being able to get close to both worlds, something few ever do.
We were able to get close to the Mendenhall Glacier looming nearby, but could make it out only vaguely.
My current best is 16, which I managed once and haven't been able to get close to again.
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