CLOSED IN Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

closed in

verb

past tense of close in

as in closed

to come near or nearer the eagle closed in on its prey

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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 No, Costco warehouses will be closed in observance of Independence Day, according to the company. — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 July 2026 After Merritt Foods closed in 1991, Wells Dairy in Le Mars, Iowa — known as the ice cream capital of the world — acquired the recipe and branding. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026 Scheduled to open on July 15, within Lower Manhattan’s Seaport district, this flagship location will occupy the former Tin Building by Jean-Georges, a major food hall and culinary emporium that closed in February 2026. — Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 In the second half of the race, Verstappen closed in on Russell before Russell pitted for fresh tires. — Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 28 June 2026 Bud’s Buffet, the downtown lunch spot that closed in 2020, reopened last Wednesday under new owner Haroon Khan as a halal Tex-Mex fast casual concept. — Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026 The Union Stock Yards on the city’s South Side closed in 1971. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 Golf Road between Plum Grove and Commons Drive is closed in both directions as of Saturday afternoon. — 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

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South Korean markets are closed for a public holiday, so stocks like Softbank and TSMC have attracted the most intense selling.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation want the state and feds to confirm in federal court that the controversial immigration detention center hastily erected in the Everglades has permanently closed and will not reopen.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Definition of closed

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In other words, these olives are often harvested while still green and then darkened through oxidation and other methods during processing.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Themes return altered by what has happened to them, darkened or brightened, fragmented or reconciled.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of darkened

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Everyone from Ed Sheeran to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were spotted, as were several Kansas City Chiefs players, many of whom were captured loading into blacked out sprinter vans from a swanky hotel that media and some fans staked out.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Three pages of the 11-page sentencing submission filing by prosecutors are blacked out.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Definition of blacked out

Verb

Naturally, as his retirement approached, their conversations shifted toward what life would look like after their final session.

— Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
As halftime approached and France looking stunned by the English offensive onslaught, forward Bukayo Saka scored two goals within 10 minutes to officially turn the match into something no one thought would happen – an English blowout.

— Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 18 July 2026