home in on
phrasal verb
homed in on; homing in on; homes in on
: to find and move directly toward (someone or something)
The missile was homing in on its target.
—often used figurativelyResearchers are homing in on the cause of the disease.
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Bread Financial, a tech-forward financial services company, also expects shoppers to home in on Black Friday discounts as election distractions dissipate.
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Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
So Winslet, who produced the film and stars in it, decided to home in on one era in particular for what would become Lee, which premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is out in theaters Sept. 27.
—Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
What the company describes as an authentic relationship with this cohort of shoppers has boosted demand — and is part of why Modelo has become the best-selling beer brand in the U.S.
Recent data illustrates how Constellation has pulled ahead in the broader market by homing in on Latinos.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
Like its extremely contentious predecessor, the series recounts a scandalous crime from history in vivid (and not necessarily entirely factual) detail, this time homing in on the 1989 double homicide of Kitty and José Mendendez at the hands of their sons Lyle and Erik.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
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Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
So Winslet, who produced the film and stars in it, decided to home in on one era in particular for what would become Lee, which premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is out in theaters Sept. 27.
—Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
What the company describes as an authentic relationship with this cohort of shoppers has boosted demand — and is part of why Modelo has become the best-selling beer brand in the U.S.
Recent data illustrates how Constellation has pulled ahead in the broader market by homing in on Latinos.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
Like its extremely contentious predecessor, the series recounts a scandalous crime from history in vivid (and not necessarily entirely factual) detail, this time homing in on the 1989 double homicide of Kitty and José Mendendez at the hands of their sons Lyle and Erik.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Home in on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20in%20on. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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