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narrow the gap
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shut up(verb, keep, confine, enclose)
2
spring in(move, get, advance, meet)
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verge upon(verb, meet, approach, near)
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bear down on
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bear down upon
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block off(circle, ring, surround, wrap)
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box up(circle, ring, surround, wrap)
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clock in(move, get, advance, meet)
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close around(line, circle, ring, enclose)
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close on(line, circle, ring, enclose)
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closed in(verb, line, rimming, verge)
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fall by(move, get, advance, meet)
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fall in(move, get, advance, meet)
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fall in with
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fence off(verb, circle, ring, surround)
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fenced in(line, rimming, verge, braid)
1
get shorter(verb, shorten)
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go around(line, circle, ring, enclose)
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going around(line, rimming, verge, braid)
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APASmart Define. (2015). close in thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/close_in/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, close in thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/close_in/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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