close in (on)

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Verb
  • The accident comes as the gallery approaches its 10-year anniversary season of celebration, kicking off in August with its annual Fashion Meets Art event and culminating Oct. 10.
    Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
  • The Dallas Cowboys are less than a month away from departing for Oxnard, Calif., for training camp, as the Brian Schottenheimer era approaches its official beginning on July 21.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • There was also a steady drumbeat of business closures, from decades-old mainstays such as Marlborough Gallery, Washburn Gallery, and Mitchell-Innes & Nash to David Lewis Gallery, which shuttered after an impactful 11 years, and several smaller operations focused on emerging artists.
    Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 29 June 2025
  • The presentations will focus on each agency’s roles and responsibilities and their expectations of the community.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • Trail Blazers buying out Deandre Ayton On the eve of free agency, as midnight neared, news broke from ESPN’s Shams Charania that Portland is finalizing a contract buyout with Deandre Ayton.
    Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • At any moment, there is a lot happening in the ovary − some follicles are just beginning their recruitment process (about 1,000 are recruited each month), others are growing, and a few are nearing maturity.
    Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Photograph Of The Year Winners Anti crepuscular rays at Cono de Arita in La Puna, Argentina create an atmospheric optical phenomenon that appears as beams of light converging towards a point opposite the sun in the sky.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • That number is expected to surge this summer — as mass gatherings, major events, and global headlines all converge.
    Jessica Tisch, New York Daily News, 6 July 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 11 Jul. 2025.

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