The phrase "arguably as close" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a comparison or degree of similarity that is open to interpretation or debate.
Example: "The two theories are arguably as close to each other as any two competing ideas in the field."
Alternatives: "possibly as near" or "potentially as similar".
In style, it's arguably as close to Cape Chenin as it is to the more traditional whites of Loire, with ripe, honey and tropical fruit characters and crisp, appley acidity.
The East Is Red All of the above, however, pale in comparison for sheer political and populist power next to this tune, the anthem of Mao's China, arguably as close as we have in the music-historical record as the sound of pure ideology turned into song.
It was arguably as close as Everton had come to scoring.
Now Sotheby's, which is arguably as close to a household name as an auction house can be, has jumped aboard to give the initiative a wider profile.
It makes sense — not only has health been Fitbit's focus all this time, it's arguably as close as any company has come to finding a true killer app in the market.
By contrast the oil rich Middle East, with 'lighter touch' regulation and blistering temperatures which naturally favor air conditioned transportation, is arguably as close as it gets to perfect market conditions for ride-hailing generally, and therefore perhaps offers a more reliable demand base for Uber, a business that's still got cars at its core.
But during her last two years as secretary of state, Rice doggedly pushed for a final settlement -- and, in the end, arguably came as close as any U.S. broker before her.
Finally, with the demotion of Pluto to planetoid status, the proposition that the number of the planets is either less than or greater than 9 may be true but it is arguably not as close to the whole truth of this matter (namely, that there are precisely 8 planets) as its highly accurate but strictly false negation: that there are 9 planets.
The Mets, undistinguished in an arguably mediocre National League East, are almost as close to last place as to first.
However, all the well-known current, retired and deceased leaders' families ― Deng Xiaoping, Chen Yun, Ye Jianying, Jiang Zemin, Zeng Qinghong and Jia Qinglin, to cite a few ― have enriched themselves, arguably as a result of their close connection to bureaucratic power rather than their own talent.
And, as a theoretical expectation, accepting Brocchi's premise that species have innate longevities, the births of new species closely on the heels of the deaths of close relatives is arguably as discrete a process as the birth of an individual metazoan from its mother.
