zero
noun
the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
were 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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Pytel said they were zeroing in on the suspect based on other evidence, “but the tips certainly expedited finding him and an arrest, there’s no doubt about that.”
From Washington Times ● May 5, 2023
On Monday, when the search and rescue helicopter was launched, the rescuers started to spot signs that they were zeroing in on the hikers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
Then, in 2020, as police were zeroing in on the house, a neighbor testified that she saw a trailer back up to the property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
By that time scientists were zeroing in on overexuberant inflammation as a key feature of severe COVID.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 12, 2021
Investigators submitted evidence to the lab for analysis, Santa Clara County's deputy district attorney told the Mercury News in July without specifying which cases authorities were zeroing in on.
From Fox News ● Nov. 21, 2018
