close in (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for close in (on)
Verb
  • Storms approaching the region start to reach cooler waters that aren't warm enough to fuel a hurricane and tradewinds in the region can topple a storm's cloud structure.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Goldenberg approached his side job with caution.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tesla says the high headline figure is the cost of keeping Musk focused on Tesla, rather than on his other companies, including SpaceX and Neuralink, or on politics.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The test focused on cushioning, rebound, and other performance indicators that usually take weeks of athlete data collection.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lawmakers charged through dozens of bills as the legislative session neared a close late Friday night, and had to reconvene Saturday to pass a wide-ranging climate and energy deal that came through late in the week.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December sparked a firestorm of debate, with donations for alleged assassin Luigi Mangione nearing $1 million ahead of his first court hearing in April.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Our conversation revealed how commercial space, AI, and medicine are converging in ways that will open entirely new opportunities for businesses and societies.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • According to Runge, the best outcomes arise when innovation and empathy converge.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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