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as in closed
to come near or nearer
the eagle closed in on its prey
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Recent Examples of closed in
After 66 Macy’s locations closed in 2025, approximately 350 of the iconic department stores remain.
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
But a quagmire of launch delays, changes to mission plans and other quirks of timing left the orbiters without a ride when the last Mars transfer window closed in late 2024.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
By Bay City News All lanes of Interstate Highway 80 were reopened in Fairfield on Saturday morning after being closed in the eastbound direction, according to the California Highway Patrol.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
The historic building for more than a quarter-century was identified as the home of Eric's Porter-Haus, a steakhouse that closed in 2024, but its past tells a broader story.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The accounts were were closed in 2012.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Kansas City once had an extensive streetcar system with miles and miles of lines that ran through the city, into its neighborhoods and across the state line, but the last line closed in 1957 as the city made way for the automobile.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
The Doctors Without Borders emergency center in the neighborhood of Turgeau had temporarily closed in March 2025 after armed men opened fire on four of the organization's vehicles that were evacuating staff from the center.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
The Celtics’ deal closed in August, while the Lakers’ and Trail Blazers’ agreements still need NBA approval.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
But a quagmire of launch delays, changes to mission plans and other quirks of timing left the orbiters without a ride when the last Mars transfer window closed in late 2024.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
By Bay City News All lanes of Interstate Highway 80 were reopened in Fairfield on Saturday morning after being closed in the eastbound direction, according to the California Highway Patrol.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
The historic building for more than a quarter-century was identified as the home of Eric's Porter-Haus, a steakhouse that closed in 2024, but its past tells a broader story.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The accounts were were closed in 2012.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Kansas City once had an extensive streetcar system with miles and miles of lines that ran through the city, into its neighborhoods and across the state line, but the last line closed in 1957 as the city made way for the automobile.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
The Doctors Without Borders emergency center in the neighborhood of Turgeau had temporarily closed in March 2025 after armed men opened fire on four of the organization's vehicles that were evacuating staff from the center.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
The Celtics’ deal closed in August, while the Lakers’ and Trail Blazers’ agreements still need NBA approval.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed in
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The return of his body closed a painful chapter for the country and cleared the way for the next and more challenging phase of the ceasefire, which calls for deploying an international security force, disarming Hamas, pulling back Israeli soldiers and rebuilding Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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China had closed its borders during the Covid-19 pandemic and only reopened them in earnest in early 2023.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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At these delightfully divey watering holes, every visible surface is covered in dollars scribbled with the initials, anniversaries, hometowns, inside jokes, dates, or names of anyone who has darkened the doors of that particular bar over the past fifty years—or maybe just the past week.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
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Back then, Vine jokes, Harambe memes, and Snapchat filters could sweep through timelines in a way that made the internet feel weirdly communal, even as politics darkened the horizon.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Threats May Have Been Politically Motivated The arrest affidavit sent to Outside was heavily redacted, with the screenshots of Zabik’s Facebook messages blacked out.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
15 Jan. 2026
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The majority of the slip-on is blacked out, including the placement of the Fragment logo above the foot.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
12 Jan. 2026
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During their initial investigation, police found that two men approached the home's front door.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The teen was playing basketball at the park when he was approached by a group of young adults, who asked the teen if he was affiliated with a gang and tried to start a fight, police said.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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To determine the rankings, GOBankingRates drew on data from several sources, including Zillow, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Federal Reserve, and weighted the rankings to produce an overall score that reflects both affordability and livability.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Oct. 2025
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Lockhart said Patterson’s paintings drew on her experiences on visits to Ireland’s Aran Islands between 1960 and 1989 and captured the quiet moments of individual lives.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Andersen came up with a pair saves — on Moore and Frank Nazar — in the third period to keep the game tied at 2 .—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The nuanced differences between Fangio’s scheme over the past quarter-century and what Parker will bring to Dallas is yet to be seen, but expect a good amount of similarities from what Parker came up under over the past five seasons.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Closed in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20in. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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