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Recent Examples of Synonyms for close in (on)
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2025 -
Complicating matters, tech companies are approaching multiple power utility providers within the same state, or across several states seeking multiple bids for the same project, inflating power demand outlooks, investors and other power experts said.—
Laila Kearney,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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To solve for this many companies are focusing more on organic growth through the bundling and offering of new services that are both product focused as well as consultative.—
Billee Howard,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Today’s newsletter focuses on 24 Black Chicagoans who have defined our city.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Around the same time, one of her neighbors at Blue Sky is resting her feet in a Target break room, nearing the end of her overnight shift preparing the store for its 8 a.m. opening.—
Jonah Markowitz,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Iran's Nuclear Escalation Tehran has been escalating its nuclear activities, with the International Atomic Energy Agency warning that Iran's recent enrichment levels are nearing bomb-grade — much higher than is needed for most power generating reactors.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Lady in the Lake When the disappearance of a young girl grips the city of Baltimore in 1966, the lives of two women converge on a fatal collision course.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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These brave ants converge upon the intruders, initiating a final, irreversible act of self-destruction.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Close in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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