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[klohs-in] / ˈkloʊsˌɪn /
VERB
approach
Synonyms
STRONGEST
come contact match meet near reach surround threaten
STRONG
advance approximate bear border buzz converge equal impend progress resemble
WEAK
be comparable to be like belly up to catch up come at come close compare with correspond to creep up draw near gain on go toward loom up move in on move toward take after verge upon
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoid depart go leave miss
STRONG
decrease retreat retrogress stop
WEAK
distance go away
VERB
cage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coop up
STRONG
confine enclose envelop hem immure impound imprison incarcerate jail mew pen restrain
WEAK
fence in lock up shut in shut up
Antonyms
STRONG
free let go liberate release
WEAK
let out
VERB
come
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appear arrive become enter get happen hit materialize move occur reach show show up
STRONG
attain burst buzz flare near originate
WEAK
be accessible be at disposal be convenient be handy be obtainable be ready blow in bob up breeze in check in clock in draw near drop in fall by fall in get in hit town make it make the scene move toward pop in pop up punch in ring in roll in sign in sky in spring in turn out turn up wind up at
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal depart disappear go hide leave lose stop
WEAK
recede retreat
VERB
coop
Synonyms
STRONG
cage corral intern keep pen trap
WEAK
detain enclose fence in hem in hold captive hold prisoner impound imprison incarcerate lock up put under lock and key shut in shut up
Antonyms
STRONG
free let go release
WEAK
set free
VERB
enclose
Synonyms
STRONGEST
block off encase encircle encompass hem in insert wrap
STRONG
blockade bound cage circle circumscribe confine corral cover enfold enshroud environ fence hedge imbue immure implant impound imprison include induct intern jail limit mew pen restrict veil
WEAK
box up coop fence off lock in lock up mure set apart shut in wall in
Antonyms
STRONG
exclude face free let go liberate meet reject release reveal set free
WEAK
unloose
VERB
hem/hem in
Synonyms
WEAK
begird beset border bound cage circle circumscribe confine corral define edge encircle encompass envelop environ fence fringe girdle hedge in immure margin pen rim ring round shut shut in skirt surround verge
Antonyms
WEAK
let go release
VERB
mew
Synonyms
STRONG
blockade bound cage circle circumscribe confine coop corral cover encase encircle encompass enfold enshroud environ fence hedge imbue immure implant impound imprison include induct insert intern jail limit pen restrict veil wall wrap
WEAK
block off box up fence off hem in lock in lock up mure set apart shut in shut up wall in
Antonyms
STRONG
exclude face free let go liberate meet reject release reveal set free take out uncover unwrap
VERB
pen
Synonyms
STRONG
box cage case confine coop corral hedge mew
WEAK
fence in hem in shut in
Antonyms
STRONG
free let go release set free
WEAK
speak
VERB
surround
Synonyms
STRONGEST
besiege circle envelop hem in inundate ring
STRONG
beleaguer beset blockade border bound circumscribe circumvent compass confine edge enclave encompass environ fringe gird girdle invest limit loop margin outline rim round skirt verge
WEAK
box in close around close in on fence in go around lay siege to shut in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
free
STRONG
allow center let go lose permit release

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Baldwin said its board has already approved the deal, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

A prison in Norco, also in Riverside County, is scheduled to close in October.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

"This transaction is expected to close in the coming weeks," the company said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

And it feels intense to stand on the track, let alone drive it, with the walls on either side appearing to close in on you.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Slowly he began to close in on the essence of Joe Rantz.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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