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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
Golf Road between Plum Grove and Commons Drive is closed in both directions as of Saturday afternoon.
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Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
That closed in January, and the venue is expected to reopen this summer as a gelato shop.
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Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
The Halki seminary was closed in 1971 following a Constitutional Court ruling that private higher education institutions must be affiliated with state universities, a requirement rejected by the Patriarchate.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
21 June 2026
While a technology moat can disappear in months, the energy gap may never be closed in a political system where a rare bird nesting can indefinitely halt the construction of a power station.
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Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Since the SpaceX-xAI merger closed in February, Shotwell also formally helps oversee xAI’s operations, cementing her position as the connective tissue across the entire Musk empire.
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Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
Before moving to South Africa, James worked as a truck driver for a haulage company in Lagos, but the company closed in 2016 when Nigeria's economy entered its first recession in two decades.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
After the store closed in 2024, the sign remained in place before Heller and others helped to relocate it to the roof of Otto Construction near 3rd and R streets.
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Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
As the Knicks closed in, and then closed it out, during the fourth quarter, each new bucket was greeted with cheers and car honks from Brooklyn to the Bronx.
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Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
14 June 2026
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
That closed in January, and the venue is expected to reopen this summer as a gelato shop.
—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
The Halki seminary was closed in 1971 following a Constitutional Court ruling that private higher education institutions must be affiliated with state universities, a requirement rejected by the Patriarchate.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
21 June 2026
While a technology moat can disappear in months, the energy gap may never be closed in a political system where a rare bird nesting can indefinitely halt the construction of a power station.
—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Since the SpaceX-xAI merger closed in February, Shotwell also formally helps oversee xAI’s operations, cementing her position as the connective tissue across the entire Musk empire.
—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
Before moving to South Africa, James worked as a truck driver for a haulage company in Lagos, but the company closed in 2016 when Nigeria's economy entered its first recession in two decades.
—
ABC News,
20 June 2026
After the store closed in 2024, the sign remained in place before Heller and others helped to relocate it to the roof of Otto Construction near 3rd and R streets.
—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
As the Knicks closed in, and then closed it out, during the fourth quarter, each new bucket was greeted with cheers and car honks from Brooklyn to the Bronx.
—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed in
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Reopening the Strait of Hormuz — which Tehran effectively closed during the conflict — is a key part of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran.
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The store closed more than five years ago in the wake of a 2018 filing by its parent company for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Experts warn the vast basin, fed by the murky Tidal Basin and darkened by new paint that warms the water, may never stay algae-free without more drastic measures.
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On a recent night in Havana, as another blackout darkened much of the city, taxi driver Leonardo Daniel González steered a friend’s glowing purple 1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster through the darkness.
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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.
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
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In one example, a text where Epstein sent Steve Bannon a link to an article, Bannon's face was blacked out in a photo that had already been publicly posted online.
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The wheels are blacked out, which gives it a nice sporty feel, especially with that orange paint scheme in the promo shots.
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As evening approached, attendees packed the concert area in anticipation of Common’s performance.
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Dirk and Martine, had first approached James and Jeff about renovating the existing lodge.
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The December 2025 study behind the platform drew on more than 21,000 online interviews across the four new markets, measuring awareness, likeability and purchase intent for approximately 200 titles spanning anime, gaming, film, television, sports, music and creators.
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Rarely translated into English, but revered in Japan for the purity of her classical language and her status as the country’s first professional woman writer, Ichiyo Higuchi drew on her own short life in a poor Tokyo neighbourhood to inspire her work.
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Fahnlander traveled with her to the Florida ceremony and said therapists from across the country came up to thank her.
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But if the right role came up, maybe down the line.
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“Closed in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20in. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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