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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Much of the White House's attention has homed in on Venezuela's authoritarian leader, Nicolas Maduro.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The findings home in on a biological limit that even the world’s fittest athletes seem unable to break.
—Jason Dinh, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
And then there are the Mariners, who are homing in on 50 years without having earned a trip to the Series.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The game starts to slip away from him and Safdie gets his camera closer and closer, trying to home in on the human beings in the ring.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The findings home in on a biological limit that even the world’s fittest athletes seem unable to break.
—Jason Dinh, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
And then there are the Mariners, who are homing in on 50 years without having earned a trip to the Series.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The game starts to slip away from him and Safdie gets his camera closer and closer, trying to home in on the human beings in the ring.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Home in on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20in%20on. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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