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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
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.
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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
The current bridge was built as a temporary replacement for the Bly Bridge, which closed in 2013, and construction on the permanent replacement was scheduled to begin in 2020, according to MassDOT.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
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
The current bridge was built as a temporary replacement for the Bly Bridge, which closed in 2013, and construction on the permanent replacement was scheduled to begin in 2020, according to MassDOT.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed in
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Roughly 20 parents spoke to the school board Thursday night questioning what would happen if Blanton closed.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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The show’s atmosphere of paranoia and mistrust seemed terribly prophetic in 2020, when this production—also from Steppenwolf—opened and closed early due to the pandemic shutdown.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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Adams has spent his final months in office globetrotting and shoring up his legacy, touting his accomplishments during a stormy tenure as mayor darkened by corruption charges in late 2024.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Dec. 2025
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As the skies darkened ahead of Christmas Eve, volunteers shifted and set up for the annual community brunch hosted on Anaheim’s West Center Street Promenade in a nearby parking structure instead.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
24 Dec. 2025
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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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The predawn assault included strikes on key military facilities, while US cyber teams blacked out the lights in Caracas.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
4 Jan. 2026
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The Chiefs played at home that day against the Browns, and the game was blacked out in Kansas City because there wasn’t a sell-out at Arrowhead Stadium.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
3 Jan. 2026
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Worrell was approached by his colleagues to be Council president last term, but didn’t actively pursue the role, instead opting to throw his support behind Louijeune, a City Hall source told the Herald.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Officers stopped the pursuit for safety reasons as the car approached 7th Avenue.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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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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The prototype — designed, like the Miura, by Gandini — first appeared at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show, an impossible doorstop of a spaceship with a roofline that barely came up to the waists of the go-go-boot-wearing models who posed alongside it.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lipovsky and Stein came up through the world of children’s TV, before earning Hollywood attention thanks to their 2018 cult hit Freaks, which was their own take on the superhero genre.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Closed in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20in. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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