zero in on
phrasal verb
zeroed in on; zeroing in on; zeroes in on
1
: to direct all of one's attention to (someone or something)
Scientists are hoping to zero in on a cure.
2
: to aim something (such as a gun or camera) directly at (someone or something)
The gunner zeroed in on the target.
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The Astronomical Paparazzi On a warm summer night in Massachusetts, astronomer William Bond carefully pointed the Harvard College Observatory’s 15-meter refracting telescope – called the Great Refractor – at the constellation Lyra, zeroing in on a bright star called Vega.
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Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
For the venue, Graydon zeroed in on Morton’s, the West Hollywood power restaurant popular with studio moguls and both of the powerful Michaels — Ovitz and Eisner — who loomed over the business at that time.
—Michael Grynbaum, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
That is, until the cracks started showing with the collapse of SFX Entertainment, with the doc zeroing in on the impact of greed and social media on the genre and its adjacent culture.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 14 July 2025
Johnson has zeroed in on encouraging housing construction to improve affordability as a key focus, and plans to upzone portions of Western Avenue have already in large part passed.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
For the venue, Graydon zeroed in on Morton’s, the West Hollywood power restaurant popular with studio moguls and both of the powerful Michaels — Ovitz and Eisner — who loomed over the business at that time.
—Michael Grynbaum, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
That is, until the cracks started showing with the collapse of SFX Entertainment, with the doc zeroing in on the impact of greed and social media on the genre and its adjacent culture.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 14 July 2025
Johnson has zeroed in on encouraging housing construction to improve affordability as a key focus, and plans to upzone portions of Western Avenue have already in large part passed.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
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“Zero in on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zero%20in%20on. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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