zero
noun
the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
was zeroing
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past progressiveof zero.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Italy surged straight into attack and wing Matt Gallagher was zeroing in on the corner, only to be chopped down by the covering Smith, on at 15.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2025
It’s likely, though, that Biden was zeroing in on “CODA’s” core appeal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2022
In the 80s, the World Bank was zeroing in on one of the driving forces behind poor economic growth in the developing world: insecure land ownership.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2020
As Coloradans began their mornings glued once again to their TV screens, the FBI was zeroing in on Pais’s location.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2019
A vicious-looking hammerhead shark was zeroing in, directly behind his friend!
From Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung by Charles Brey
