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Recent Examples of close-in
Verb
Through incremental agreements, for instance, Trump and Xi could address specific issues such as maritime security and freedom of navigation by agreeing to a code of conduct along with protocols for managing close-in naval encounters. William Hurst, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2025 Some have compared the relative affordability of Astoria today to that years ago in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, which was seen as a close-in refuge from Manhattan’s high costs, until its own skyrocketing prices dimmed that luster. Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025 Add to that the close-in communications, collaboration and the sharing of ideas. Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 Largely domestic, largely in the close-in. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for close-in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for close-in
Verb
  • When sides grew wise to this and began closing down Gravenberch, Liverpool used full-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson in build-up as a reliable alternative.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The store on Buckeye Avenue, also known as Eisenhower Memorial Highway, sits across the street and railroad tracks from the presidential museum, currently closed because of the government shutdown.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When the sky darkens, her stomach clenches.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • With an athlete’s discipline, Blass refused to let his pitching darken his mood at home.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In addition to being on-trend and dressing up my travel outfits, these loafers also packable and can be condensed to flat, which is convenient for other carry-on travelers like myself.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Note that rates at these relatively simple hotels tend to skyrocket on game weekends due to the convenient location.
    Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Though that number won’t grab headlines, the rushing attack passed the eye test against a Minnesota defense that came into the game second in the Big Ten in yards allowed.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Set to come two weeks after the autumnal equinox, the harvest moon will provide several nights of bright moonlight in early October, the Old Farmer's Almanac added.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The challenges were often physical — a high point was watching brothers Aras Baskauskas and Vytas Baskauskas square off in hand-to-hand combat.
    Steve Helling, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • There are plenty of guns, too, but hand-to-hand combat is at the heart of the series and The Beast.
    Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Chicken broth comes next, get a quick simmer down, then the big flavor players come up to bat.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • No, the girls have to match, or come up with a costume concept that tells a whole story.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This combination of liberal arts and engineering disciplines provided her with both analytical thinking skills and technical expertise, which would prove handy in her later roles in Silicon Valley.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In this recipe, country music star Lainey Wilson draws on her Louisiana roots, rolling the regional sausage into balls before coating them in breadcrumbs and frying until crispy on the outside, but still tender inside.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • While dimensionally larger than the 987 generation, the 982 iteration’s body lines and pronounced rear hips clearly draw on family ties.
    Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Close-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close-in. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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