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closed in (on)

verb

past tense of close in (on)
as in centered (on)

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  1. approached
  2. focused
  3. neared
Verb
  • The golden doodles would always bark when someone approached the house, said Ashley’s father, Todd Smith.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Kaepernick said that amid his collusion grievance, the NFL approached him and teammate Eric Reid, who knelt with him, about becoming faces of a new social justice campaign.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of approached
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  • Romantic and financial motive Prosecutors have focused on Flynn’s romantic and financial motive for wanting to kill his wife and get away with it.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Mostly, however, the two creative partners — both of whom worked at indie production and sales company Good Machine early on in their respective careers — focused on the making and success of Conclave.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of focused
Verb
  • The show sold out and took in $1,517,701, its top draw this season other than the $1,576,984 gross when then-star Maya Rudolph neared the end of her popular engagement in the title role.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But as the ’60s neared their end, a more anything-goes ethos took effect.
    — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of neared
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“Closed in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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