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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Or, opt out to home in on volume with the coil-stretching brush attachment.
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Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 12 June 2025
By the end of the Vietnam War, lasers were being used as rangefinders and for illuminating targets for bombs and missiles to home in on.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 28 May 2025
Neuroscientists have homed in on these similarities to understand how these structures may have evolved across the different branches in the tree of life.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, ArsTechnica, 7 June 2025
Over time, law enforcement homed in on John Orr, a former fire captain whose fingerprint was found on a partially unburned incendiary device.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 4 June 2025
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Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 12 June 2025
By the end of the Vietnam War, lasers were being used as rangefinders and for illuminating targets for bombs and missiles to home in on.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 28 May 2025
Neuroscientists have homed in on these similarities to understand how these structures may have evolved across the different branches in the tree of life.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, ArsTechnica, 7 June 2025
Over time, law enforcement homed in on John Orr, a former fire captain whose fingerprint was found on a partially unburned incendiary device.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 4 June 2025
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“Home in on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20in%20on. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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