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as in to close
to come near or nearer
the eagle closed in on its prey
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Recent Examples of close-in
William Hurst, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2025
Some have compared the relative affordability of Astoria today to that years ago in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, which was seen as a close-in refuge from Manhattan’s high costs, until its own skyrocketing prices dimmed that luster.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Add to that the close-in communications, collaboration and the sharing of ideas.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Largely domestic, largely in the close-in.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Through incremental agreements, for instance, Trump and Xi could address specific issues such as maritime security and freedom of navigation by agreeing to a code of conduct along with protocols for managing close-in naval encounters.
—William Hurst, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2025
Some have compared the relative affordability of Astoria today to that years ago in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, which was seen as a close-in refuge from Manhattan’s high costs, until its own skyrocketing prices dimmed that luster.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Add to that the close-in communications, collaboration and the sharing of ideas.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Largely domestic, largely in the close-in.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for close-in
Verb
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The Robco Transmission & Auto shop was closed at the time of the crash.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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But major indexes closed higher Monday, despite news of a weaker-than-expected jobs market in August.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That means the blood-red moon will climb above the eastern horizon already darkened, creating a dramatic but challenging sight.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Areas that should have been completely dark were instead illuminated with noisy streaks; areas that should have been uniformly bright had darkened streaks across them.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Spier Hotel is only half an hour from Cape Town’s city center, so the hotel also makes a convenient base for exploring both Cape Town and the winelands.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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Rieger admitted that such complaints exist and are partially driven by believers failing to understand intersectionality and its purpose — applying it as a policy excuse when and where convenient.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Russell’s touchdown came 3 plays after Green ran for 35 yards on the first play of the possession that began at midfield.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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The multi-styler comes with all kinds of attachments, including several long barrels, two smoothing brushes, a round volumizing brush, and a smoothing dryer.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The weed making its way from hand-to-hand is potent.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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The one extended hand-to-hand fight sequence, a showdown between a slight hacker and her much larger foe, is tense and engaging.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That idea, that the changes are most prominent in academic writing, comes up a lot, but the shift has been observed beyond academia, too.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The fact that babies and toddlers continue to die from ingesting fentanyl will likely come up in a meeting next month.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The film opens just as its predecessor ended, with a handy recap explaining how Ne Zha and his angelic counterpart, Ao Bing, ended up in need of bodily reincarnation.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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There’s also a non-slip outsole, which comes in handy when walking on slick or wet surfaces.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Still, Daniels and Koman drew on real research to capture the rhythms and absurdities of newsroom life.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Emotional quotient, or the ability to understand and manage emotions, improves decision making by drawing on human experience for more balanced, effective, and inclusive results.—
Paul Hudson,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Close-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close-in. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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