zero in on
phrasal verb
zeroed in on; zeroing in on; zeroes in on
1
: to direct all of one's attention to (someone or something)
Scientists are hoping to zero in on a cure.
2
: to aim something (such as a gun or camera) directly at (someone or something)
The gunner zeroed in on the target.
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The Grandview transaction follows months of talks as the Untitled leadership, TPG and Pratte engaged with multiple management companies before zeroing in on Grandview.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Trump initially didn’t address Google at all, instead seemingly zeroing in on the Justice Department part of that question to rant about a recent DOJ lawsuit against Virginia election officials.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2024
To explain how things changed, largely owing to fashion, is to zero in on three restaurants, two in New York and one in Venice (Italy).
—John Mariani, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Waymo, which does not make its own vehicles but installs self-driving tech on other automakers’ EVs, has zeroed in on a business model that could leave the Google sister company responsible for just tech development.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Trump initially didn’t address Google at all, instead seemingly zeroing in on the Justice Department part of that question to rant about a recent DOJ lawsuit against Virginia election officials.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2024
To explain how things changed, largely owing to fashion, is to zero in on three restaurants, two in New York and one in Venice (Italy).
—John Mariani, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Waymo, which does not make its own vehicles but installs self-driving tech on other automakers’ EVs, has zeroed in on a business model that could leave the Google sister company responsible for just tech development.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Zero in on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zero%20in%20on. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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