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Move toward or focus on a goal, as in He began with a couple of jokes before homing in on the main subject of his talk. This expression originally alluded to a vessel, aircraft or missile being guided to its target by a radio beam or some other means. [c. 1920]
Example Sentences
He was sacked by Scottish side Greenock Morton FC after being arrested at his home in on 18 September.
Fortunately, after a small amount of convincing, my publishers were game and we decided to home in on the parts we hope listeners would find the most enjoyable to listen to: the introductions and stories.
“I take all of that background of being able to write jokes and home in on different people’s voices, and I try to use that in the narrative storytelling I do now and try to represent different voices and challenge myself to write in different voices.”
Buried metal well casings disturb the magnetic field, allowing researchers to home in on the well.
CAR-T cells are T-cells that have been modified in the lab to home in on proteins on the surface of an individual's cancer cells.
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