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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cordoning (off)
closing in
Verb
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Mullins fed him the ball with the clock running out, but Karaban, with two defenders closing in, dished it back to the freshman who hadn’t made a three the whole game.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Meanwhile, in Seattle, Amanda was closing in on the person who hit her business.—
Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Cordoning (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordoning%20%28off%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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