The phrase "advanced closer" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be used in contexts where you want to describe something that has moved forward or progressed in proximity, but it is not a common expression.
Example: "The research team advanced closer to a solution after several months of experimentation."
Alternatives: "moved nearer" or "progressed towards".
Israeli radio reports said that tanks and armored vehicles had also advanced closer to Bethlehem, but those reports could not be confirmed.
Dodd then began talks with Corker in mid-February, and the two have advanced closer to an accord on the remaining issues, sources said.
In taking this series to six games, they advanced closer to the World Series than they had since 1988, when they won it.
Libyan government forces advanced closer to the centre of the strategic town of Sirte on Sunday, but Nato ordered a halt to street fighting so that its planes could locate and destroy artillery loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and under the command of one of his sons.
LONDON — Britain's phone hacking scandal advanced closer to another leading newspaper group on Thursday when Trinity Mirror said the police were investigating whether the company was criminally liable for allegations of "unlawful conduct" by previous employees of the Sunday Mirror tabloid.
"With this new record-holder, we've advanced closer to the boundary between black holes and neutron stars," says Nikolai Shaposhnikov.
This week, a Sudanese army unit advanced close enough to a group of 1,000 rebels cornered near Juba to hear babies crying.
SO far, Mr. Jamieson said, the bank had advanced close to 50 million Canadian dollars in housing loans without one foreclosure.
Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Updated at 9.11pm BST 5.28pm BST Summary Jihadi militants, led by Isis, were reported to have advanced close to Baghdad.
The Interior Minister, Mr. Boskovski, has also been criticized for issuing hundreds of weapons to Macedonian Slav reservists in and around Skopje, including some former criminals, since the rebels advanced close to the city.
IS militants have recently advanced close to the border with Turkey, prompting thousands of Kurdish refugees to cross the border.
