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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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
The PJM Interconnection grid, which spans 13 states from Illinois to New Jersey, has become ground zero in the fight over how to pay for AI growth.
That was all it took for the sniffing of Old Rowdy to zero in.
From Literature
"There's a wonderful relationship between the mother and daughter, and we really tried to zero in on the emotional horror, like to really make you feel it," Williamson said.
From Barron's
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