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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
Caulfield's opened on New Year's Eve in 2024, replacing longtime neighborhood bar and grill Benno's, which closed in 2022.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Mar. 2026
As part of advance work, the Michigan City Road bridge over the Bishop Ford closed in August and is expected to be completed by the end of 2026, said IDOT.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The Sherwood, which had also hosted all La Jolla Music Society’s winter seasons, closed in early 2017.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Be aware that many of this park’s trails are closed in the summer due to extreme heat.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
The hotel itself was built on the site of Shinmichi Elementary School, which closed in 2011 after 141 years of educating the Miyagawa-cho’s youth.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
Granny Donuts closed in March 2020, never reopening.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
After the school closed in 1974 for earthquake safety and began offering adult education, Capogreco took upholstery class in one of her former classrooms.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Stone said that after the Connecticut Juvenile Training School was closed in 2018, juveniles were placed in the Hartford and Bridgeport detention facilities, which were meant to be short-term, for longer periods of time.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Mar. 2026
As part of advance work, the Michigan City Road bridge over the Bishop Ford closed in August and is expected to be completed by the end of 2026, said IDOT.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The Sherwood, which had also hosted all La Jolla Music Society’s winter seasons, closed in early 2017.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Be aware that many of this park’s trails are closed in the summer due to extreme heat.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
The hotel itself was built on the site of Shinmichi Elementary School, which closed in 2011 after 141 years of educating the Miyagawa-cho’s youth.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
Granny Donuts closed in March 2020, never reopening.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
After the school closed in 1974 for earthquake safety and began offering adult education, Capogreco took upholstery class in one of her former classrooms.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Stone said that after the Connecticut Juvenile Training School was closed in 2018, juveniles were placed in the Hartford and Bridgeport detention facilities, which were meant to be short-term, for longer periods of time.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed in
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But Chinyelu closed his breakout season with a zero-point, one-rebound, four-foul performance against Iowa.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Michigan Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that the southbound I-75 ramp onto westbound I-696 will be closed for multiple months beginning in early April.—
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Bake, tossing halfway through, until vegetables have shrunk and tomato paste is darkened and starting to stick to baking sheet, 25–30 minutes.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Mar. 2026
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The room can quickly be darkened, however, with the flick of a curtain switch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 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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Tonight, the teams’ local markets, including the YES Network cable station in New York City, will be blacked out from their own game.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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The 29-year-old, who has made a career out of making 3-point shots, blacked out in basketball ecstasy.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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As Meraj worked, a young man dressed in legal garb (black suit, white shirt) approached and ordered tea.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Umpires have approached Brian Utley at baseball tournaments, confusing him for the older Chase Utley.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Similarly, today’s protest drew on those themes, with people additionally voicing opposition to rising living costs, some of which stem from the recent war against Iran.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2026
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Wolfsburg drew on Hecking’s debut against Hoffenheim last weekend but his team was banking on a win against Bremen to start a turnaround.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The topic of fights at Marine Street came up again at the La Jolla Shores Association meeting March 18.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Traore’s 3-pointer pulled the Nets within one and Towns then missed two free throws before Saraf’s shot came up short.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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