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

closing in (on)

verb

present participle of close in (on)

as in approaching

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No player approaching 40 can press or attack with the same intensity throughout the whole match.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
And with Acuña’s return approaching and some more help with the pitching staff, their injury look could turn the other way.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 15 July 2026

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Following an exceedingly warm year that has left the Colorado River’s headwaters in the Rocky Mountains largely snowless, Lake Mead is nearing a record-low level.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Tehran has also continued to project a readiness for further conflict, with defense analysts telling CNBC there was little indication that the latest escalation between the two countries was nearing a diplomatic resolution.

— Lee Ying Shan,Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 15 July 2026

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Simply put, a taker who has the luxury of focusing 100 per cent on the ball while making contact with it will kick it with more precision.

— Geir Jordet, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Instead of focusing on mining, the project strengthens refining capacity, allowing more defense-grade materials to be processed domestically.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

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