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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The White House has homed in on prescription drug prices, which data shows are two to three times more expensive on average than those in other developed countries.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Naturally, Valdez, whose meeting with Toronto was first reported by Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith, was one of the top free-agent arms the Jays explored before homing in on Dylan Cease in November.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
My emphasis will be to broadly identify the major contours of South Korea’s AI Basic Act, and additionally home in on the pertinent mental health provisions.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, researchers are homing in on critical brain functions that astrocytes mediate.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Naturally, Valdez, whose meeting with Toronto was first reported by Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith, was one of the top free-agent arms the Jays explored before homing in on Dylan Cease in November.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
My emphasis will be to broadly identify the major contours of South Korea’s AI Basic Act, and additionally home in on the pertinent mental health provisions.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, researchers are homing in on critical brain functions that astrocytes mediate.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Home in on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20in%20on. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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