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 Freedom Tower was closed in 2023 to begin the undertaking of the property, which is designated a National Historic Landmark.
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Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
On third-and-2 at the CU 20, the Buffs QB hurried left with seemingly the entire Houston defense in pursuit, spotted Omarion Miller just past the line of scrimmage, and shoveled him the ball before the red jerseys closed in.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Front Street is closed in both directions as crews continue cleanup from the fuel spill.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The $43 billion WarnerMedia-Discovery merger, which closed in 2022, followed an unsettled three-year stretch when AT&T also had turned things upside-down and let waves of talented execs walk out the door.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
One of his sons managed the hotel, which closed in 2007.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
As paving work continues, parts of I-894, I-43 and I-41 will be fully closed in one direction during two September weekends, then closed in the other direction during the following two October weekends.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
City leaders came up with the idea for it after the Maryland Farms YMCA closed in 2022.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
Businesses continued to operate on the ground floor after the hotel closed in 1958 but the building is now vacant, according to Indiana Landmarks.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
On third-and-2 at the CU 20, the Buffs QB hurried left with seemingly the entire Houston defense in pursuit, spotted Omarion Miller just past the line of scrimmage, and shoveled him the ball before the red jerseys closed in.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Front Street is closed in both directions as crews continue cleanup from the fuel spill.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The $43 billion WarnerMedia-Discovery merger, which closed in 2022, followed an unsettled three-year stretch when AT&T also had turned things upside-down and let waves of talented execs walk out the door.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
One of his sons managed the hotel, which closed in 2007.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
As paving work continues, parts of I-894, I-43 and I-41 will be fully closed in one direction during two September weekends, then closed in the other direction during the following two October weekends.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
City leaders came up with the idea for it after the Maryland Farms YMCA closed in 2022.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
Businesses continued to operate on the ground floor after the hotel closed in 1958 but the building is now vacant, according to Indiana Landmarks.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed in
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Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 women’s basketball league founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, has closed an oversubscribed Series B investment round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, the league announced.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The university said the campus is closed and classes are canceled until Monday.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The general outage follows an incident on Sunday when another failure darkened several provinces in eastern Cuba due to a transmission line failure.—
Nora Gamez Torres,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Thunder crackled and skies darkened in Mooresville.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
6 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 book is filled with lewd pictures, with many faces blacked out, and messages both handwritten and typed from well-wishers for Epstein’s 50th birthday, USA TODAY reported.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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That information was supposed to be redacted, or blacked out, in the public complaint but was visible in some formats.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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So when Patel approached the podium on Friday the stakes were obviously high.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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For a year and a half, the detectives first approached a large volume of low-match DNA results which could be traced back to existing American family trees.—
Claire Lempert,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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But, as time drew on, Cola grew in confidence and learned how to adapt to life on two legs.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The following pivot to event curation happened organically, and drew on everything Zadeh had learned about luxury positioning and brand storytelling.—
Angela Lei,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, Walt Disney himself came up with the idea for Disneyland during a visit to Griffith Park in Los Angeles with his daughters.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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This Einsteinian dismissal would later be reversed, but only after much more evidence poured in, and after many others came up, independently, with the same ideas that Lemaître put forth in his letter to Einstein.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Closed in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20in. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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