CLOSES IN (ON) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

closes in (on)

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present tense third-person singular of close in (on)

as in approaches

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Surrounded by members of the media and well-wishers, British adventurer Karl Bushby (L) approaches his mother's house after completing the final portion of his journey in his home city of Hull, northeastern England.

— Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Joby’s flights come as the company approaches the final stages of the FAA’s type certification process for its S4 aircraft.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026

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Much of Jewish Iraqi American conceptual artist Michael Rakowitz’s work focuses on re-creating or giving new life to religious materials that were stolen, damaged or destroyed amid war and persecution.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Much of the current wave of research focuses on what menstrual blood can tell us about our reproductive organs and the conditions specific to that area of the body.

— Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026

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All of it converges on the single event of a physician deciding to write the prescription.

— Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Dealers are offering their best, timed to be on view when the art world converges on New York for the Armory Show fair, opening later this month.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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