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 Garnacho had joined a small list of potential recruits, which included Paris Saint-Germain’s Ibrahim Mbaye and Crysencio Summerville from West Ham United, who is now closing in on a move to Al Hilal. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 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

Verb

Well, the next show is coming up on Saturday, July 25 at Den Studios in Los Angeles.

— Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Sulej and his colleague Wojciech Pawlak from the Faculty of Geology at the Warsaw University are credited with discovering the skeleton in southern Poland in 2023 and coming up with the idea to invite volunteers to help with its restoration.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of coming up

Verb

The Hapsburg Inspector General, the equivalent of the food inspector darkening the doorway of a scummy restaurant?

— Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Alfred Dreyfus to warn that the ‘demons of antisemitism’ haunting France’s past are again darkening its present.

— Masha Macpherson, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of darkening

Verb

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
Once the training center is open, the campus’ nonprofit arm will deliver the programming, drawing on in-house facilitators; subject-matter experts from industry, academia and government and tenant companies running their own specialized programs.

— Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of drawing on

Verb

Tooling is becoming more accessible, use cases are more standardized and the gap between early adopters and fast followers is closing.

— Amir Hudda, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Some experts say that expanding nuclear access on the continent is key to closing that gap, along with powering industrialization.

— Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of closing

Verb

There were concerns about the USA’s toxic political environment keeping many of the international visitors from coming for the tournament.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Warnings of extreme storms and resultant flooding, erosion and widespread damage abound, along with growing lists of how to prepare for coming turbulent weather.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of coming

Verb

If an investor attributes $800 billion to $1 trillion of SpaceX’s valuation to those Starship-dependent growth options, a 10–15% impairment produces something approaching $80–150 billion.

— Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
With Evenepoel fast approaching the crash site, the team had a decision about whether to tell him to be cautious — given his growing lead over Pogacar.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of approaching

Verb

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