close in (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for close in (on)
Verb
  • If the thought of budgeting gives you a headache, there's another way to approach managing your money without tracking every expense or obsessing over spreadsheets.
    Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Nozawa approached the decor with the goal of softening the architecture's hard lines and surfaces, while channeling the color palette of the building materials.
    Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As Houston started focusing more on eliminating shots around the basket, Atlanta swung the ball around the perimeter and created easy 3-point looks that drew frustrated timeouts from Udoka on multiple occasions.
    William Guillory, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Laura Trujillo is a national columnist focusing on health and wellness.
    Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated a two-game lead over the Phillies in the National League Division Series, and as Turner neared the dugout steps, the anger returned.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The attack, which took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, comes amid a sharp rise in anti-Semitic assaults in the US and Europe as the Israel-Hamas war nears the two-year mark.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Thousands converge every week on the streets of Tel Aviv to express their anger at the government and call for an end to the war.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • But their stars blazed different paths for them both, converging again only by a twist of fate.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Close in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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