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Recent Examples of Synonyms for close in (on)
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Complicating matters, tech companies are approaching multiple power utility providers within the same state, or across several states seeking multiple bids for the same project, inflating power demand outlooks, investors and other power experts said.—
Laila Kearney,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025 -
Will approach shots to the same places have the same results?—
Bob Spear,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2025
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During the spaceflight, Nguyen, who is a civil rights activist, also plans to conduct two science experiments, one in partnership with the Vietnamese National Space Center and another focused on women's health.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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To solve for this many companies are focusing more on organic growth through the bundling and offering of new services that are both product focused as well as consultative.—
Billee Howard,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Around the same time, one of her neighbors at Blue Sky is resting her feet in a Target break room, nearing the end of her overnight shift preparing the store for its 8 a.m. opening.—
Jonah Markowitz,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Iran's Nuclear Escalation Tehran has been escalating its nuclear activities, with the International Atomic Energy Agency warning that Iran's recent enrichment levels are nearing bomb-grade — much higher than is needed for most power generating reactors.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Reporters from across the country (and one from England) converged on Muni for the Bees’ first practice.—
Laurence Miedema,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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That certainly adds a lot of intrigue into this week’s episode, in which the remaining 13 players will converge on a single beach.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Close in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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