Meaning & use
Zeroed
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Adjusted an instrument, device, or account so that it reads or starts at zero.
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He zeroed the scale before weighing the ingredients.
The rifle was zeroed at one hundred yards before the competition.
A note on using this word
Most often seen in the phrasal verb 'zeroed in on,' meaning to focus precisely on something.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Focused attention or aim precisely on a particular target or issue (used as 'zeroed in on').
Investigators quickly zeroed in on the real cause of the leak.
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