zero in
Britishverb
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(often foll by on) to bring (a weapon) to bear (on a target), as while firing repeatedly
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informal to bring one's attention to bear (on a problem, etc)
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informal to converge (upon)
the police zeroed in on the site of the crime
Example Sentences
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Your husband sounds like a stand-up guy and, honestly, plenty of people in your position would move on and leave the stepchildren zero in their will.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
He upped the ante in 2024 by saying that the Roadster would hit 60 mph from zero in less than one second.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
This would allow law enforcement to more easily zero in on actual criminal activity, while simultaneously raising tens of billions in revenue yearly to shrink the federal deficit.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Gordon Brown reflects in his memoirs the agonising private conversations he had about a snap election and in deciding against it found himself going "from near hero to near zero in a day."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
I zero in on the redhead I saw earlier and head straight to her.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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