1
as in pointed
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as in focused (on)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zeroed (in on)
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The Swedish chemist, engineer and inventor Alfred Nobel liked a uniter, not a divider, even though his own experiments were aimed at blowing things up.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025 -
The ruling marks the legal culmination of a prolific feud between Drake and Lamar that spanned much of 2024, when the two rappers dropped a slew of tracks aimed at each other.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
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But that work focused on slower microwave clocks.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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The conversation isn’t focused on business performance but instead investigates behaviors and culture.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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The 1987 horror-comedy, directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Richard Donner, follows two teenage brothers who move with their divorced mother to the fictional town of Santa Carla, California, only to discover that the town is a haven for vampires.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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In the first It movie (2017) directed by Andy Muschietti, a young Mike Hanlon (Chason Jacobs) goes to work at the family sheep farm.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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Directed by Zhao Linshan, the World War II drama is centered on Japan’s Unit 731 biological warfare program.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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In Washington backrooms, a playbook took shape, centered on two insights.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Yet her book is sunnier than Norton’s, more confident that the Revolution set American women on a road toward equality, however steep and circuitous.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Two days after Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl set the single-week modern-era consumption record for an album, the project has now broken the modern-era record for the most albums sold in a week in the United States, according to initial reports to data tracking firm Luminate.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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Washington tacked on points a few moments later when Matt Gay nailed a 29-yard field goal to tie the game, 10-10, before halftime.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Gunn nailed it as the loveable and kooky Kirk, whose antics were well-known throughout Stars Hollow.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Zeroed (in on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zeroed%20%28in%20on%29. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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