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zero in on
Aim precisely at a target, as in They zeroed in on the last snipers . [c. 1940]
Direct one's attention to, concentrate or focus on, as in We must zero in on the exact combination of ingredients , or The whole class zeroed in on the new assignment . This usage transfers aiming a firearm to directing one's attention. [Mid-1900s]
Converge on, close in on, as in The children zeroed in on the electric train display . [Mid-1900s]
Example Sentences
Then she heard the shouts of her partner Robbie, desperately searching for her and their baby, and she called back to him so he could zero in on her voice.
By stripping away genre conventions, “April” eschews traditional storytelling to zero in on far more existential matters — namely, the oppressive gloom descending on Nina.
By pushing aside the distractions to zero in on what matters – like the frays on an aristocrat’s sleeve, or the faintest scent lingering on crime scene objects – he weaves a story that explains at least part of a crime and the reasons people commit them.
The California cases and the vast majority of those nationally zero in on partnerships the department said campuses have with the PhD Project, a New Jersey-based nonprofit that promotes “workplace diversity by increasing the diversity of business school faculty who encourage, mentor and enhance the preparation of tomorrow’s leaders,” according to its website.
But because of the treacherous conditions, helicopters weren’t able to get in the air until Tuesday, and cellphone pings were essentially useless because there weren’t enough towers in the remote area to zero in on a location — though it turned out Garcia’s phone was still in his vehicle parked at the ski resort, Martinez said.
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