home in on
phrasal verb
homed in on; homing in on; homes in on
: to find and move directly toward (someone or something)
The missile was homing in on its target.
—often used figurativelyResearchers are homing in on the cause of the disease.
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His team homed in on 30 or 40 islands across the world that might work.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
Fans immediately homed in on that nickname, as did Lionsgate, which posted a video mixing Fisher’s comments with footage of Franco from the film.
—Natalie Bennett, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
Even one of the greatest ever to play this game, Joe Root, could not work out how to break free of the 36-year-old’s shackles here, failing to score a single run off him for 23 balls in a row before finally yielding to the python-like grip when missing one that homed in on his pads.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The Upper East Side Democrat also homed in on some areas of agreement with Mamdani, specifically child care, which the mayor promised during the campaign to make free for all kids between 6 weeks and 5 years.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
Fans immediately homed in on that nickname, as did Lionsgate, which posted a video mixing Fisher’s comments with footage of Franco from the film.
—Natalie Bennett, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
Even one of the greatest ever to play this game, Joe Root, could not work out how to break free of the 36-year-old’s shackles here, failing to score a single run off him for 23 balls in a row before finally yielding to the python-like grip when missing one that homed in on his pads.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The Upper East Side Democrat also homed in on some areas of agreement with Mamdani, specifically child care, which the mayor promised during the campaign to make free for all kids between 6 weeks and 5 years.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Home in on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20in%20on. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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