A presentation of the phrase "thisclose" that intentionally omits the space between the words to demonstrate the degree of closeness; so close as to have no intervening space.
2009, Toni McGee Causey, Charmed and Dangerous, p. 268:He knew he was thisclose to cuffing Bobbie Faye. Thisclose to keeping her from getting killed in the inevitable cross fire he sensed was coming; he felt it all the way to the cellular level of his bones.
2003, Megan McCafferty, Second Helpings: A Novel, p. 80:Bridget is the only one at school who knows that I came thisclose to letting Marcus Flutie devirginize me last New Year's Eve.
1955, Bob Stohl, in TV guide: Volume 3, p. 27:JUDY GARLAND was thisclose to signing an exclusive TV contract with NBC, but the deal fell through.
