close in (on)

Definition of close in (on)next

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Verb
  • Various countries, including the United States, have approached Ukraine for help in defending against the Iranian drones, Zelenskyy said late Wednesday.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
  • As a police truck approached and threatened to interrupt the clean-up effort, Maria stood in the street and blocked the way, hands on her hips in a pose of defiance.
    Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Before long, smitten cast members, including Sarah Sherman and a cameraman wearing an I (Heart) Harry shirt who kept focusing on Styles, proved too much for Gosling, who called off a big song and dance number featuring most of the cast in silver space attire.
    Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Building an ultrathin nickelate with atomic precision The team focused on a compound called La₃Ni₂O₇, a nickelate made of nickel and oxygen atoms arranged in layered structures.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Gold nears $5,400 per ounce as investors flee risk-sensitive assets in the wake of Iran’s bombing.
    Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • With Iran's Supreme Leader confirmed to be dead after the attacks, some believe the decades‑long dictatorship could be nearing its end.
    Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Two migratory flyways converge over the state, making the Texas coast a prime birding spot.
    Pam LeBlanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Hundreds of federal agents also converged on Louisiana in December as part of a separate immigration crackdown in and around New Orleans.
    JACK BROOK, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
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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 9 Mar. 2026.

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