homed (in on)

verb

past tense of home (in on)
as in zeroed (in on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homed (in on)
  1. pointed
  2. aimed
  3. directed
  4. focused
  5. centered
  6. nailed
  7. set
  8. leveled
Verb
  • According to the complaint, the man had his camera pointed at a child at one point.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • It feels pointed at this point.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of pointed
Verb
  • The strikes also aimed to limit Tehran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping near the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Israel says the strikes are aimed at militant targets and accuses Hamas of using civilians as human shields.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of aimed
Verb
  • Volunteers also reported that Basabe continually directed the speaker toward them even after Miami Beach code compliance officers told him that its volume exceeded the city’s noise limit.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Recent fights and threats at Beyer High The football investigation follows other incidents at Beyer High School in recent weeks, including fights that prompted a campus lockdown and a threatening social media post directed at the school.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of directed
Verb
  • The leader, facing a tough re-election battle, has focused much of his campaign ahead of Tuesday’s vote on security.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Elsewhere, long-running demonstrations in Albania and Serbia have focused more on anti-corruption, spiraling into movements seeking to topple each country’s government.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of focused
Verb
  • Before this year, Democrats had the advantage in that district, which was centered in Osceola County and was heavily Hispanic.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In art and iconography Lakshmana is typically represented as a part of a group centered on Rama rather than as an individual deity.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of centered
Verb
  • An old tree stand, made of two boards nailed between two trees, overlooked the trail.
    — Rich LaRocco, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2026
  • If the point of a Halloween costume is to be unrecognizable, Madonna nailed the assignment.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of nailed
Verb
  • Just three plays later, Madsen connected with junior wideout Cam Bates for a 6-yard touchdown and a 17-10 lead that set the groundwork for Boise State to run away with the game.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026
  • This comes after Toney also already set the school record for single-game receiving yards in the season opener against Stanford.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of set
Verb
  • This includes legal threats that Theranos’ lawyers leveled against him as well as against two of his sources, Tyler Shultz and Erika Cheung.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Since then, Qatar has been frustrated by allegations leveled by Israeli political leaders that its payments to Gaza had helped finance the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of leveled
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