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zeroing in on
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | point or direct at a goal |
| Synonyms: | address, angle, aspire, attempt, cast, concentrate, contemplate, covet, design, direct, endeavor, essay, fix, focus, intend, level, mean, plan, propose, purpose, set one's sights on, sight, slant, steer, strive, target, train, try, want, wish, zero in on, zoom in |
| Main Entry: | fixate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | focus |
| Synonyms: | become attached, center on, direct, haunt, infatuate, obsess, rivet one's eyes, zero in on |
| Main Entry: | level |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aim, direct |
| Synonyms: | address, beam, cast, focus, incline, lay, point, slant, train, turn, zero in on |
| Antonyms: | point away, turn |
| Main Entry: | locate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | find |
| Synonyms: | come across, come upon, detect, determine, discover, establish, ferret out, get at, happen upon, hit upon, hook*, lay one's hands on, light upon, meet with, pick up on, pin down, pinpoint, place, position, read, search out, smell out, smoke out, spot, station, strike, stumble on, track down, trip over, uncover, unearth, zero in on |
| Antonyms: | lose, miss |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | aim |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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aligned with, bound for, direct, directed, directed towards, easterly, point towards, straight, straightforward, undeviating, unswerving
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