home in on
phrasal verb
homed in on; homing in on; homes in on
: to find and move directly toward (someone or something)
The missile was homing in on its target.
—often used figurativelyResearchers are homing in on the cause of the disease.
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While many of these platforms take a slightly broader approach to dating, some, like Lunge, have homed in on more specific interests.
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Emily Burns, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
In 2011, geneticist Steve Horvath, along with a team of researchers at UCLA, homed in on a system that could accurately estimate a person’s biological age based on several DNA methylation markers in the blood.
—New Atlas, 2 Feb. 2025
Kyiv has homed in on the Crimean Peninsula, which the Kremlin has controlled for more than a decade, but Ukraine has vowed to reclaim.
—Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: Bhattacharya and many others have homed in on the grant review process as an arena for reform.
—Alison Snyder, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Emily Burns, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
In 2011, geneticist Steve Horvath, along with a team of researchers at UCLA, homed in on a system that could accurately estimate a person’s biological age based on several DNA methylation markers in the blood.
—New Atlas, 2 Feb. 2025
Kyiv has homed in on the Crimean Peninsula, which the Kremlin has controlled for more than a decade, but Ukraine has vowed to reclaim.
—Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: Bhattacharya and many others have homed in on the grant review process as an arena for reform.
—Alison Snyder, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Home in on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20in%20on. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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