CLOSE IN (ON) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

close in (on)

verb

Definition of close in (on)

as in to approach

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Relevance

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Verb

The ideal course for Bowman is a younger player approaching peak output.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Favata considers the approaching 25th anniversary as likely one of his last before retirement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of approach

Verb

Treasury also said future operations will be at least $4 billion, and will focus on the 10- and 20-year notes.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
The development is being supported through public-private partnerships focused on longer-term priorities including talent development, housing and equal opportunity in the Brainport region.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of focus

Verb

Banda qualifies for the NWSL’s new High Impact Player rule, which allows teams to exceed the salary cap for elite players, and probably attracted interest from clubs around the league as her contract neared its expiration next year.

— Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
His lead trial attorney, Edward Bilinkas, a dapper New Jersey man then nearing seventy, had the courtroom delivery of a schoolteacher trying to hush nonsense at the back of the class by raising his own voice.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of near

Verb

Spending and wage growth have largely converged across income groups, meaning the gaps between how much low-, middle-, and high-income households are earning and spending have narrowed, according to the report.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
What’s Happening Reviews from four national outlets have converged on a short list of standouts in the countertop ice maker category.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026

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