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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The bottom line is that GPC has done a good job of bottoming this year, forming a bullish pattern, outperforming its major peers, and approaching a potential breakout from a multi-year relative downtrend versus XLY.

— Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Surveillance video from the Cedar Glenn complex showed Brunson, Newman, and another unnamed co-defendant jumping a fence, approaching a Chevrolet Suburban, and fleeing after being confronted by a witness.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

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Seemingly divergent policies from the US Federal Reserve and Treasury will be a key focus at a gathering of global central bankers, with bond yields nearing record highs and little respite on the horizon from dizzying global government debt levels.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Blumberg and preservation One might imagine that a man nearing 90 and who was a prominent leader in hospitality has grappled with the issue of historic preservation.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

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The inaugural edition took place in India, and selected a crop of businesses focusing on India’s priority health domains like oncology, chronic disease management and preventive care.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Secure-storage laws cut through traditional policy debates by focusing on a straightforward, preventative standard.

— Brittany Berlin, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026

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But detectives were able to create a montage from nearby traffic and surveillance cameras that showed both Sellars and Wathrust converging on the spot — Sellars walking and Walthrust driving — where Wathrust was found shot multiple times in his car.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
Three converging trends explain why the home is where this story will be won or lost, and why the industry serving it needs to innovate and adapt at speed.

— Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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