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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of zeroing (in on)

  • as in homing (in on)
  • as in focusing (on)
  • as in homing (in on)
  • as in focusing (on)
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zeroing (in on)

verb

Definition of zeroing (in on)next
present participle of zero (in on)
1
as in homing (in on)

Related Words

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  • homing (in on)
  • pointing
  • honing in (on)
  • aiming
  • levelling
  • focusing
  • directing
  • centering
  • focussing
  • leveling
  • riveting
  • nailing
  • fastening
  • training
  • setting
  • obsessing (over)
  • fixating (on)
  • concentrating
  • attending
  • heeding
  • minding
  • refocusing
2
as in focusing (on)

Related Words

  • focusing (on)
  • concentrating (on)
  • focussing (on)
  • buckling (down to)
  • falling (to)
  • settling (down)
  • knuckling down (to)
  • plunging (in)
  • wading (in or into)
  • diving (into)
  • pitching in
  • addressing
  • approaching
  • facing
  • taking up
  • tackling
  • undertaking
  • pursuing
  • attacking

Dissimilar Words

  • avoiding
  • evading
  • shunning
  • fiddling (around)
  • puttering (around)
  • playing
  • messing
  • trifling
  • idling
  • lagging
  • poking
  • fooling
  • pottering (around)
  • monkeying (around)
  • dawdling
  • dallying
  • dillydallying

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“Zeroing (in on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zeroing%20%28in%20on%29. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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