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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And then there are the Mariners, who are homing in on 50 years without having earned a trip to the Series.
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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
Many conservative critics appear to have homed in on its depictions of the latter with the most myopic lens possible.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, homes in on women, work, and innovation.
—Misty L. Heggeness, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
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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
Many conservative critics appear to have homed in on its depictions of the latter with the most myopic lens possible.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, homes in on women, work, and innovation.
—Misty L. Heggeness, Time, 6 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 21 Oct. 2025.
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