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close in VB intr

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3. close in METEO:

the weather has closed in
es hat zugezogen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in close proximity
in unmittelbarer Nähe
in [close] formation
in [enger [o. geschlossener] ] Formation
to close in for the kill
zum Todesstoß ansetzen
in close [or quick] [or rapid] succession
dicht [o. kurz] hintereinander
in close proximity to sb/sth
in unmittelbarer Nähe zu jdm/etw befinden
to go [or move] [or close] in for the kill
zum Todesstoß ansetzen
I work in close liaison with my opposite number in the USA
ich arbeite eng mit meinem Pendant in den USA zusammen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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However, many farmers place posts apart as battens can bend, causing wires to close in on one another.
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One had had the opportunity to industrialise and prosper, the other had not, and the gap would close in time.
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He was not only facing chin music from the bowlers but also mind games (sledging) from the close in fielders.
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The leaflets close in overcast weather, and the foliage is popular with browsing animals.
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They open out flat at midday and close in the afternoon; this is a characteristic of the genus.
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In baseball, there is always a psychological home advantage when the game is tied or close in the 9th or in extra innings.
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It forms when, as the sun rises, the upper tangent and lower tangent arcs extend into each other and close in on the 22 halo.
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Her phrasing doesn't come close in terms of inventiveness or inspiration, and her emotional conviction is lacking, to say the least.
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The pair watch in horror for a few moments as the flames close in greedily on the rig, now stopped aslant near the crest of the hill.
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The timing of these valves to stroke closed is a component of each plant's safety analysis and failure to close in the analyzed time is a reportable event.
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