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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With hundreds of cases before the court, she zeroed in on one test case to govern them all.
Curators, writers, actors and directors met several times a week to zero in on each piece, shaping it beat-by-beat while searching for its emotional pulse.
From Los Angeles Times
They pounced on trends early, zeroing in on lending to software companies, plowing money into artificial intelligence and selling their funds to wealthy individuals.
Aedes aegypti zero in on humans and tend to poke multiples times before taking blood.
From Los Angeles Times
In 2023, they won exactly 100 games in the regular season and exactly zero in the playoffs.
From Los Angeles Times
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