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draw to a close

idiom

: to come to an end
The sun is setting and the day is drawing to a close.

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The legislation would draw to a close a government shutdown that has upended government services in Kansas City and across the country, including food assistance, air travel woes and federal worker pay. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025 New York — Wall Street kicked off a new week in high gear as optimism rose that the 20-day shutdown of the federal government could soon draw to a close. Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025 While summer has only just begun to draw to a close, many families will already be thinking about Christmas, and the costs associated with it: gifts, travel, nights out and food, to give just a few examples. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Sep. 2025 Fireworks are likely dying down in your neighborhood as New Year's celebrations draw to a close. Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for draw to a close

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“Draw to a close.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20to%20a%20close. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.

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