1
as in closed
to come near or nearer
the eagle closed in on its prey
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2
as in darkened
to grow dark
with evening closing in we knew we had to find shelter fairly soon
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Recent Examples of closed in
The Jokake Inn closed in the late 1970s and was demolished, except for its Pueblo revival-style belfry towers, which were incorporated into The Phoenician.
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Douglas C. Towne, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
As the circle closed in, the pig faked right and broke left, making a mad dash for the nearby woods (Jonathan Taylor, watch your back).
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
As the Sacramento International Airport kicked off a comprehensive dining revamp, two spots closed in Terminal B at the end of the month.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
What's open or closed in a federal government shutdown?
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
West 65th Street closed in Shawnee The road is closed from Shawnee Mission Parkway West to I-435 North in Shawnee.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Other stores in the same Garden City business complex have closed in the last year.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025
Three other restaurants have closed in the past year in the West 7th Entertainment District.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2025
It’s been guns blazing at Paramount since the Skydance deal closed in August.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Douglas C. Towne, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
As the circle closed in, the pig faked right and broke left, making a mad dash for the nearby woods (Jonathan Taylor, watch your back).
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
As the Sacramento International Airport kicked off a comprehensive dining revamp, two spots closed in Terminal B at the end of the month.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
What's open or closed in a federal government shutdown?
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
West 65th Street closed in Shawnee The road is closed from Shawnee Mission Parkway West to I-435 North in Shawnee.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Other stores in the same Garden City business complex have closed in the last year.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025
Three other restaurants have closed in the past year in the West 7th Entertainment District.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2025
It’s been guns blazing at Paramount since the Skydance deal closed in August.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed in
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Nobody wants to be seen by voters as the cause of a shutdown that will leave many federal workers without pay and some services closed.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Berlin Reuters — The Oktoberfest fairgrounds closed for several hours Wednesday as police conducted a security sweep of the famed beer festival due to a bomb threat by a suspect linked to an explosion across town in northern Munich.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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As for her glam, Strogoff wore her bright blonde hair in loose mermaid waves and darkened her eyebrows to a near black for a bold contrast.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Their views on the economy's trajectory have darkened, with only 25 percent saying in September that things were getting better, down from 28 percent in August.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 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 car windows are blacked out.—
Eli Sharabi,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Prior to the dustups with NBCU and TelevisaUnivision, YouTube TV had nearly blacked out Paramount and Fox networks, reaching deals with both media companies after tensions spilled into public view.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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As Combs' sentencing approached, attorneys for the rapper recommended that Subramanian hand down 14 months of prison time.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Initially, Volvo approached German coachbuilder Karmann to build bodies for the sporty new 2+2 coupe, but Volkswagen strongarmed Karmann—prolific supplier of cars like the Karmann Ghia Type 14—threatening to cancel contracts if Karmann got involved with the attractive Swedish upstart.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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Union Berlin and Hamburg drew on Sunday.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The research also drew on collaborations with the CREST Lab and Wang Lab at the University of Washington.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Probably the most dangerous part came up when Ben acted as a nanny for baby doll, tasked with taking care of a baby as Detwiler acted to head out for a party.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Monken, who came up under triple-option guru Paul Johnson at Navy and Georgia Tech, knows where his expertise is.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Closed in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20in. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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