CLOSED IN (ON) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

closed in (on)

verb

past tense of close in (on)

as in centered (on)

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Later in the inning, an irate Marmol approached Eddings and was tossed.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The roommate approached the Lyft car as the driver frantically tried to drive away, according to the lawsuit.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2026

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Maui could record up to 8 inches of rain, the National Hurricane Center said, but officials in the state are also focused on the storm’s impacts on the island of Kauai.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
This has been another summer of multiple key players being sold to help balance the books, with incomings focused on free agents and loans.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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In just three months, that figure neared the roughly $156 billion worth of facilities that were disrupted during all of 2025.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
The psychologist’s testimony came Monday during the prosecution’s rebuttal case as the triple-murder trial neared its conclusion.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

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