close in (on)

verb

Definition of close in (on)next
as in to approach

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  1. approach
  2. focus
  3. near
  4. converge
Verb
  • With the rise of modern conservatism in the ’70s and ’80s, Main said influential figures on the right began to approach politics as war.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • In 2006, an associate of Leto’s approached a 17-year-old backstage at a Thirty Seconds to Mars concert and took her phone number for the musician, then 34.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026
Definition of approach
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  • However, the website indicates that Abarca would focus on funding fixes and upgrades to existing roads and bridges before branching out into creating new transit routes.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • In most instances, the handbook largely accepts the notion that rogue drones will appear and focuses on how to cope with them afterwards by negating their effects.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of focus
Verb
  • McKenzie was at Chrysler when the auto industry neared collapse during the Great Recession.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But as the trade deadline nears, his bat remains the loudest.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of near
Verb
  • Late in extra time, Tielemans and opponent Lamine Camara converged on the ball.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Today, all of these layers are entangled in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, where the battle over territory and history converge.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of converge
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