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shut in(verb, restrict, contain, trap)
4
draw in(verb, shorten)
4
fence in(verb, keep, contain, trap)
4
hem in(verb, contain, trap, round)
4
wall in(verb, circle, ring, surround)
3
hedge in(verb, line, restrict, round)
2
belly up to(verb, meet, approach, near)
2
box in(line, circle, ring, enclose)
2
catch up(verb, meet, approach, near)
2
come close(verb, meet, approach, near)
2
compare with(verb, meet, approach, near)
2
correspond to(verb, meet, approach, near)
2
creep up(verb, meet, approach, near)
2
gain on(verb, meet, approach, near)
2
get in(move, get, advance, meet)
2
go toward(verb, meet, approach, near)
2
lock in(circle, confine, ring, surround)
2
lock up(circle, confine, ring, surround)
2
loom up(verb, meet, approach, near)
2
move in on(verb, meet, approach, near)
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APASmart Define. (2015). close in thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/close_in/thesaurus/synonyms
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