Set
Zero in
Zero in verb - Adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun).
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It's not like it came in handy like a Chekhov's Gun since singing that song would cause the Garthok to better zero in on Beldar's hiding place, but it does set the stage for the aforementioned Chekhov's Skill.
Source: Film / Coneheads
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Zero in and Set. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/set/zero_in
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