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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
The Gather Eatery and Bar, the restaurant that came after Billy’s on Grand, closed in January 2025, leaving a large vacant commercial space.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The Tulare County Fire Department said the highway was closed in both directions from Avenue 24 to the Kern County line.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The migrant shelter was closed in November 2024 and the building has been vacant since.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Saratoga Avenue was closed in both directions between Prospect Road and Lawrence Expressway, and Lawrence Expressway was shut down at Saratoga Avenue.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
After 66 Macy’s locations closed in 2025, approximately 350 of the iconic department stores remain.
—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
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
Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The Tulare County Fire Department said the highway was closed in both directions from Avenue 24 to the Kern County line.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The migrant shelter was closed in November 2024 and the building has been vacant since.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Saratoga Avenue was closed in both directions between Prospect Road and Lawrence Expressway, and Lawrence Expressway was shut down at Saratoga Avenue.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
After 66 Macy’s locations closed in 2025, approximately 350 of the iconic department stores remain.
—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
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
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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Many were either already public or heavily blacked out.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Many of them were either already public or heavily blacked out.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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In this study, researchers approached the problem differently.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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When a pompous male customer refused to be waited on by a female server, Bass quietly approached the table.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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But there’s nothing stopping us from organizing more versions of Oakland 2011, when tens of thousands—including labor leaders and union members—drew on their own history to join in a day of action that shut down the city’s downtown business district and its busy port.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 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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One consistent critique that came up was the repurposing and reallocating of positions, namely, paraeducators, especially the ones who help high school science classes.—
Dennis Valera,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Workforce development and readiness came up several times during the event, as various speakers said the state needs to do something about recent declines in the labor force.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Closed in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20in. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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