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as in comes
to come near or nearer
the eagle closed in on its prey
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Recent Examples of closes in
In January 1964, law enforcement closes in.
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Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Data-provider With Intelligence logged US $209 billion of final closes in 2024, 5 percent above 2023, with mega-funds swallowing two-thirds of the haul.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Data-provider With Intelligence logged US $209 billion of final closes in 2024, 5 percent above 2023, with mega-funds swallowing two-thirds of the haul.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closes in
Verb
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The new launch comes just a few months after The Dispatch acquired SCOTUSBlog, the legal analysis website.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The pair's conversation comes just after the release of their books.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Yet this uncertainty comes as the global outlook darkens — both in economic and geopolitical terms.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Blocking the sunlight also darkens his living spaces.—
Roxana Popescu,
Mercury News,
11 Aug. 2025
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And if even the sight of files is a turn off for you, this one closes completely to resemble a scholarly looking set of books.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
24 Sep. 2025
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This was the scene at Burberry’s show in London on Monday — a headline event that always closes the city’s fashion week.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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But beyond noting that the case was closed, the report blacks out all the details describing the event.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Lowdown, too, draws on Harjo’s personal experience, in this case collaborating with reporters on documentaries for the Tulsa media company This Land Press.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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The model draws on the pilot program that has been in development since 2023, which saw Shein collaborate with legacy brand Missguided, which generated 230 million euros in revenue over two years, Ruffat said.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As the game approaches, that’s when Duran picks up the pace with some Eminem or Mac Miller.—
Evan Burke,
Billboard,
22 Sep. 2025
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The amount of refraction increases so rapidly as the sun approaches the horizon, that its lower limb is lifted more than the upper, distorting the sun's disk noticeably.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Instead, focus on what comes up for you naturally.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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Tied to this issue about generations and new leadership is also the progressive/moderate divide that always comes up in these election cycles.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Closes in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closes%20in. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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