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Definitions

home in on

VERB
focus
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apply oneself to attend (to) concentrate engage fixate pay attention to pore over
STRONG
aim center centralize concenter fasten fix home in hone in pinpoint rivet sharpen spotlight
WEAK
key on move in zero in zoom in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
distract scatter unravel wander
STRONG
disarrange disorganize disperse diverge divide separate
WEAK
abandon disregard ignore neglect
VERB
pinpoint
Synonyms
STRONGEST
diagnose identify recognize
STRONG
distinguish finger place spot
WEAK
determinate get a fix on
Antonyms
STRONG
overlook
WEAK
be ambiguous

Example Sentences

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It helped intelligence officials home in on Oseguera’s location, those people said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Grosslight expects investors to home in on messaging around the telehealth company’s GLP-1 franchise, which he puts at around one-third of total revenue.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Other consumer-goods companies have also begun to slim down portfolios and home in on core categories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

He was sacked by Scottish side Greenock Morton FC after being arrested at his home in on 18 September.

From BBC • May 21, 2025

To home in on something is to zero in or concentrate on it.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner