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Hone in

//hoʊn ɪn// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of home in. alt-of, alternative, proscribed

    "More than half of those are completely ignored by de Róiste. He hones in on only 400 of those, scattered around the country."

Etymology

By confusion between hone and home.

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