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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closing in (on)
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Sanchez, who was in Indianapolis for a Fox Sports appearance, was caught on video approaching the driver’s door of a large truck by a nearby hotel, according to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by EW.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025 -
The current shutdown is fast approaching the record of 35 days, which was notched in early 2019 after starting in late 2018.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Oct. 2025
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The storm was also nearing Kingston, Jamaica.—
Kristin Wright,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Sabonis was seen on the court shooting at the end of Thursday’s practice and appears to be nearing a return.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Archer isn’t the only eVTOL company focusing on the UAE with Joby, one of its main competitors, hoping to launch in Dubai next year, with launch facilities currently under construction as sites including Dubai International Airport, according to Aviation Week.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Attempting to block out everything off the court and focusing on basketball seems to be a strategy filtering down from Splitter who remained guarded in his press conference after the game when asked about Billups.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Chris’s boycott of the Olympics coverage is just one of many problems the UBN CEO has converging on one another at the moment.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2025
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The corrective phase has taken the shape of a triangle pattern, with converging highs and lows on the chart.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Closing in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closing%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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