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as in to close
to come near or nearer
the eagle closed in on its prey
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as in convenient
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Recent Examples of close in
Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2025
There is, however, a favorable scenario for observing an atmosphere escaping in real time: a gas giant on a close-in orbit, also known as a hot Jupiter.
—Dakotah Tyler, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
Conveniently located inside the I-435 loop, this close-in development offers easy access to major highways.
—Reecenichols Real Estate, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2025
Safety experts were quick to point out that Reagan National Airport, the capital’s close-in hub, is one of the nation’s most congested and delayed.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Boswell struggled from the field, missing close-in shots, and from the free throw line, making only 8 of 16 from the stripe in the first half.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2025
There is, however, a favorable scenario for observing an atmosphere escaping in real time: a gas giant on a close-in orbit, also known as a hot Jupiter.
—Dakotah Tyler, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
Conveniently located inside the I-435 loop, this close-in development offers easy access to major highways.
—Reecenichols Real Estate, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2025
Safety experts were quick to point out that Reagan National Airport, the capital’s close-in hub, is one of the nation’s most congested and delayed.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for close in
Verb
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The episode closes with Pete, who has successfully found a watering hole for the horses.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Germany has temporarily closed its embassy in South Sudan's capital Juba because of rising tensions that have brought the East African country to the verge of civil war, the German foreign ministry said on Saturday.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Unlike a total eclipse, where the moon completely blocks the sun, a partial eclipse does not darken the sky significantly.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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In the 2000s, her hair darkened, appearing more dark purple than red, with her makeup turning cooler with neutral-toned browns (see: VH1’s Save The Music Foundation in 2003).—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Stuck to convenient methods and won’t try anything new?—
Oleg Sadikov,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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This is one of the reasons why tuberculosis used to be a narratively convenient disease, a disease that was the subject of so many books.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The director even goes as far as removing David Holmes’ score during the hand-to-hand combat scenes.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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Here was fought a strenuous trench and hand-to-hand battle between German defenders and Russian attackers.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Bannon came up with the amazing comeback to secure the submission win.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The role-playing influence has players collecting experience points for Kratos to level up, coming up with strategic character builds around abilities and magic, and crafting armor pieces while keeping in mind stats and resistances.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Deep cleaning upholstery just got a whole lot easier with this handy home appliance, which is a longtime bestseller on Amazon.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
20 Mar. 2025
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Many are immigrants who may have had another profession in their previous lives — welders, mechanics or electricians with skills that come in handy at workplaces where something always needs fixing.—
Cindy Carcamo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The team drew on Green’s experience when choosing genetics, importing 600 cannabis cuttings from the west coast of Canada (remarkably, only one didn’t survive the journey).—
Sarah Sinclair,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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In some cases, the title of the episode and the way the episode is constructed really does draw on that source.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Having addressed many of their biggest needs in free agency, how should the Vikings approach the draft?—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Locksley approached the former Bruin with an opportunity to compete for a starting role following the transfers of Billy Edwards (Wisconsin) and MJ Morris (Coastal Carolina).—
Michael Howes,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Close in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close%20in. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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