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close in

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. close in, draw inverb

    advance or converge on

    "The police were closing in on him"

  2. enclose, close in, inclose, shut inverb

    surround completely

    "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"

Wiktionary

  1. close inverb

    To enclose, lock up inside something.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of close in in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of close in in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of close in in a Sentence

  1. Chris Kofinis:

    Everyone wants to say he is not Obama, he is not good-looking or charismatic or a great speaker like Obama, but there is a fraying of confidence toward traditional leaders and everyone is ignoring it and praying that it goes away, if Sanders wins Iowa and New Hampshire, he could make it close in South Carolina, and potentially beat her in other states.

  2. San Mateo:

    They were all very similar, the targeted ages of the victims, in how they were killed, close in time, close in geography to where they disappeared or where the bodies were found.

  3. Hania Aguilar:

    Hania Aguilar was very far away but Hania Aguilar was always close in my heart and mind.

  4. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy:

    You watched what happened in Afghanistan, that botched action. Why did we close Bagram’s base? Why did we allow those prisoners to get out? Why would we even close in the summer and withdraw? Why would we withdraw without bringing out all the Americans first? All of these decisions should actually be investigated, so they don't get repeated.

  5. Lockheed Chief Executive Marillyn Hewson:

    With the progress of the regulatory reviews, we now expect to close in the fourth quarter.


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