CLOSING IN Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

closing in

verb

present participle of close in

as in coming up

to come near or nearer the eagle closed in on its prey

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as in darkening

to grow dark with evening closing in we knew we had to find shelter fairly soon

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Recent Examples of closing in James was closing in on Gadsden, but Herbert fired a fastball to beat the coverage. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The move follows months of tension over the reopening of the Russian Pavilion, which returned this year after closing in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026 Culpepper, who seemed to be closing in on a major league call-up last month, had landed on the IL from June 16-28 with the same injury. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026 Evereve had a store on the Plaza for 10 years before closing in late December. — Jenna Thompson june 26, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026 The long-time Sacramento restaurant, Pasty Shack, has reopened under new management after closing in April, almost ending its 74-year-long run. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026 With Chandler Groff still at large, Dalia and the Corsairs closing in, and the Kooks ensuring the Pogues have no home to return to, John B, Sarah, Kiara, Pope, and Cleo must rely on their scrappy instincts—and an uneasy alliance with Rafe—to keep from falling apart for good. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 June 2026 But if the situation doesn’t resolve itself by year-end, prices would need to rise much, much further – closing in on $200 a barrel, said Alan Gelder, head of refining, chemicals and oil markets at Wood Mackenzie. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 June 2026 In private markets, Anthropic leapfrogged OpenAI to become the most valuable AI startup in Silicon Valley, closing in on a $1 trillion valuation in its latest funding round as more LLM companies look to go public this year. — Dylan Butts, CNBC, 29 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for closing in

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The bill’s sponsors need support from at least seven Democrats, and the chamber’s recess is coming up at the end of the week.

— Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Consuelos credits his wife with coming up with the majority of the ideas.

— Amy Amatangelo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of coming up

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The summer sounds of 1966 offered a distraction from darkening clouds of social and political upheaval.

— Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
The Hapsburg Inspector General, the equivalent of the food inspector darkening the doorway of a scummy restaurant?

— Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of darkening

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Multiple studies using different approaches reached broadly consistent conclusions, illustrating how scientists conducting attribution studies can build confidence in the conclusions by drawing on several independent lines of evidence.

— Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
Barroca was drawing on a sentiment expressed two decades earlier, when Brazil won the 1994 World Cup.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of drawing on

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New York — SpaceX reports its first-ever quarterly earnings as a public company after the closing bell Tuesday, giving investors a detailed look at Elon Musk’s rocket, satellite and AI company after a rocky start to trading.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Months before closing the accounts, Capital One agreed to pay a $390,000,000 penalty to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network for failing to implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering program.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of closing

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Military analysts believe these capabilities will shape the future of air combat over the coming decades.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
In making decisions, teams figure to factor the NCAA's coming appeal of Sweeney's order and whether to risk bringing back players who could then be declared ineligible if her decision is overturned.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of coming

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Once called ''the funniest woman on TV,'' Catherine O'Hara spends much of her time these days bellying up against a snooker table at the Squeeze Club, a Toronto juice bar and pool hall.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Across the river, Le Crocodile at the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn brings a stylish, approachable scene for bellying up and indulging in sexy French cuisine.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026