close-in
Americanadjective
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near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city.
The city is enveloping its close-in suburbs.
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occurring or provided at close quarters.
Fighter planes provided daring close-in air support.
verb
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(of days) to become shorter with the approach of winter
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to advance (on) so as to encircle or surround
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Surround, enclose, envelop, as in The fog closed in and we couldn't see two yards in front of us , or She felt the room was closing in . [c. 1400]
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Also, . Draw in, approach, as in The police closed in on the suspect . [Early 1800s]
Example Sentences
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“As always we expect a conservative initial view from Carnival with close-in demand and onboard spending being swing factors on how the quarter unfolds,” he added.
From Barron's
Meanwhile, China is practicing close-in orbital maneuvers.
From MarketWatch
“Down goes Moorer on a right hand!. An unbelievably close-in right-hand shot! “It happened!
From Los Angeles Times
Speaking about future research plans, Dr Yardley said: "So far, we have only analysed Solar Orbiter data in this way for this particular interval. It will be very interesting to look at other cases using Solar Orbiter and to also make a comparison to datasets from other close-in missions such as NASA's Parker Solar Probe."
From Science Daily
Portland began offering new tax incentives last summer to encourage employers to retain their presence downtown and in close-in neighborhoods, or to move in from elsewhere.
From Seattle Times
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