1
as in coming up
to come near or nearer
the eagle closed in on its prey
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as in darkening
to grow dark
with evening closing in we knew we had to find shelter fairly soon
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Recent Examples of closing in
Evereve had a store on the Plaza for 10 years before closing in late December.
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Jenna Thompson
june 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
The long-time Sacramento restaurant, Pasty Shack, has reopened under new management after closing in April, almost ending its 74-year-long run.
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Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
With Chandler Groff still at large, Dalia and the Corsairs closing in, and the Kooks ensuring the Pogues have no home to return to, John B, Sarah, Kiara, Pope, and Cleo must rely on their scrappy instincts—and an uneasy alliance with Rafe—to keep from falling apart for good.
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Michael Schneider,
Variety,
18 June 2026
But if the situation doesn’t resolve itself by year-end, prices would need to rise much, much further – closing in on $200 a barrel, said Alan Gelder, head of refining, chemicals and oil markets at Wood Mackenzie.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
Meester plays all of this with a convincing lack of self-awareness and hilarious desire to keep the walls from closing in around her.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
In private markets, Anthropic leapfrogged OpenAI to become the most valuable AI startup in Silicon Valley, closing in on a $1 trillion valuation in its latest funding round as more LLM companies look to go public this year.
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Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Their decision to lift some restrictions this week came as negotiators appeared to be closing in on a more permanent truce.
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Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
While a forward who is rapidly closing in on 1,000 career goals is no doubt used to a big score—Ronaldo now matches Michael Jordan with his six stints atop the athlete earnings ranking and is surpassed only by Tiger Woods, who has led the list 11 times—his latest haul is historic.
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Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Jenna Thompson
june 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
The long-time Sacramento restaurant, Pasty Shack, has reopened under new management after closing in April, almost ending its 74-year-long run.
—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
With Chandler Groff still at large, Dalia and the Corsairs closing in, and the Kooks ensuring the Pogues have no home to return to, John B, Sarah, Kiara, Pope, and Cleo must rely on their scrappy instincts—and an uneasy alliance with Rafe—to keep from falling apart for good.
—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
18 June 2026
But if the situation doesn’t resolve itself by year-end, prices would need to rise much, much further – closing in on $200 a barrel, said Alan Gelder, head of refining, chemicals and oil markets at Wood Mackenzie.
—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
Meester plays all of this with a convincing lack of self-awareness and hilarious desire to keep the walls from closing in around her.
—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
In private markets, Anthropic leapfrogged OpenAI to become the most valuable AI startup in Silicon Valley, closing in on a $1 trillion valuation in its latest funding round as more LLM companies look to go public this year.
—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Their decision to lift some restrictions this week came as negotiators appeared to be closing in on a more permanent truce.
—
Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
While a forward who is rapidly closing in on 1,000 career goals is no doubt used to a big score—Ronaldo now matches Michael Jordan with his six stints atop the athlete earnings ranking and is surpassed only by Tiger Woods, who has led the list 11 times—his latest haul is historic.
—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closing in
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This game preserves the difficulty of coming up with an elaborate, consistent false narrative on the spot, and the challenge of adapting that narrative on the fly when other players present convincing (and sometimes fake) counter-evidence.
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Across 6,000 conversations, the same themes keep coming up, and most have nothing to do with tactics.
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Auto-correct tools generally brighten photos, but this one also knows when an image needs darkening.
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Moonrise will take place across North America in blue hour, when the sky is darkening but still retains color — perfect timing.
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Someone who is actually drawing on the tropes and the techniques of science fiction toward a different end, toward actually accessing capital markets.
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The winning numbers for the Powerball lottery drawing on Wednesday, July 1, are 2, 6, 26, 39, 68, and the Powerball is 6.
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But sometimes even blacking out after long night shoots?
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But sometimes even blacking out after long night shoots?
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Hadley was very active, closing with seven points, 10 rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block in 24 minutes.
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Oil prices, which skyrocketed for the first few months of the US-Israeli war with Iran, are now coming back down, closing a window of opportunity for Russia to use higher profits on its exports to close its widening budget deficit.
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Beyond California, scientists are raising alarms over the planet’s warming oceans, which — coupled with a strong El Niño — could increase temperatures for land dwellers in the coming weeks.
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Over the coming days, he is expected to meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss Russia's war.
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With group play coming to a close and the Round of 32 approaching, the competition is heating up as teams look to punch their tickets to the knockout round in hopes of hoisting the FIFA World Cup Trophy at the final on Sunday, July 19.
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With two or three roster spots still to fill for next season, the Heat is also on its way to approaching the first apron of $209 million.
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Once called ''the funniest woman on TV,'' Catherine O'Hara spends much of her time these days bellying up against a snooker table at the Squeeze Club, a Toronto juice bar and pool hall.
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Across the river, Le Crocodile at the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn brings a stylish, approachable scene for bellying up and indulging in sexy French cuisine.
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“Closing in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closing%20in. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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