home in on

verb

homed in on; homing in on; homes in on
Synonyms of home in onnext
: to find and move directly toward (someone or something)
The missile was homing in on its target.
—often used figuratively
Researchers are homing in on the cause of the disease.

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There are also times when Cigna will opt to work closely with AI startups that have homed in on a very specific use case, like Sierra, which builds conversational AI agents for customer service. — John Kell, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 The conversation really homed in on the point of all this work — to encourage stronger civic engagement of young people, greater government accountability and a whole-of-society approach to improving child well-being. — Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Those killed include a 4-year-old boy, in Jennings County, Indiana, in the southeastern part of the state, who was killed when a tree toppled on his home in on Tuesday amid an outbreak of severe weather. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 The administration’s latest attempt to wrest local control from California officials has homed in on stripping authority granted to the state by the Coastal Zone Management Act, or CZMA. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for home in on

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