CLOSED IN Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

closed in

verb

past tense of close in

as in closed

to come near or nearer the eagle closed in on its prey

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as in darkened

to grow dark with evening closing in we knew we had to find shelter fairly soon

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Recent Examples of closed in The hotel, just south of the Bayshore Mall in Glendale, closed in mid July after its lodging license was revoked. — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Gruber noted that five elementary schools in his area have closed in the past nine years. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026 The 1865 Pine Grove Schoolhouse closed in 1949 and was used as a nursery school and then was used as a meeting space for the Boy Scouts. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 The Henry Miller Memorial, a popular counterculture bookshop, closed in early August to an evacuation order. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 As sentencing decreased across the state, the prison in Swift County, which was once one of the area’s largest employers, closed in 2010 for lack of demand. — Ella Siegrist, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026 Xavier, who is 13, and Cyprus and Jasper, who are both 9 years of age, traveled more than 2,500 miles to San Diego from Marineland, an animal theme park and aquarium in Niagara Falls, which closed in 2024. — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 The franchise was canceled after a 2006 Texas operation in which Rockwall County assistant district attorney Louis Conradt died by suicide as authorities and the show’s crew closed in on his home. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 Burdened by debt, the theater closed in the middle of the production. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

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The chip company closed a similar deal last month, striking a $6 billion structured agreement with Poolside, an open-weight model builder.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Which essential services, such as banks and postal delivery, will be closed?

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of closed

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When the details about the telescopes were given to the mission team, there were large chunks of information fully blacked out, the Washington Post reported at the time.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
The details were blacked out as the district attorney continues an investigation into the devastating fire.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of blacked out

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Sky guard Natasha Cloud approached Freedom’s courtside seat during a third-quarter timeout, leading to a verbal exchange.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
As the end approached, families moved out, one at a time, hugging and saying goodbyes to each other outside their dorms.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of approached

Verb

In the preseason finale on Friday night, the Dallas Cowboys came up just short after a fourth-quarter rally and fell to the New Orleans Saints 27-24.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
Trainers put his leg in an air cast, and players from both teams came up to the rookie before he was carted off the field.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026