CLOSE IN (ON) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

close in (on)

verb

Definition of close in (on)

as in to approach

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Verb

The pilots would not have been able to even see that airplane approaching them.

— Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Madrid had also approached him but the 30-year-old Spain captain preferred a move to the Camp Nou.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of approach

Verb

Speakers focused on the expansion of surveillance cameras across metro Atlanta, recent cases involving officers accused of misusing Flock data and concerns about immigration enforcement.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
For them, the value is in being able to settle in, skip the logistics and focus on enjoying the time away.

— Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of focus

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As the war neared six months old, the two sides were not exchanging fire but also not pursuing peace talks.

— Reuters, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
Monken is nearing a decision on whether to start Watson, who due to injuries and an NFL suspension, has started just 19 games for Cleveland since 2022 or go with Sanders, the wildly popular fifth-round pick who showed potential last season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of near

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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
Fans will converge in downtown Atlanta to experience the convention’s 40th year of celebrating science fiction, fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music and film.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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