as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
after the closure of the region's last copper mine, the population simply withered away
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Recent Examples of closure
Businesses lost the pivotal Christmas holiday shopping season, then were hit again by the Palisades Fire and PCH closure one month later.
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Liz Baker, NPR, 25 May 2025
The adjustable strap is outfitted with gold hardware that offers a polished touch, and its zippered top closure ensures your belongings stay safe and secure.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 24 May 2025
Thunderstorms spread throughout South Florida from Friday afternoon into the evening, forcing closures of North Perry Airport and at least one Broward County road until Saturday morning.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
Airspace closure notices indicate a four-hour-long launch window opening at noon EDT (16:00–20:00 UTC) on May 28.
—ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
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Liz Baker, NPR, 25 May 2025
The adjustable strap is outfitted with gold hardware that offers a polished touch, and its zippered top closure ensures your belongings stay safe and secure.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 24 May 2025
Thunderstorms spread throughout South Florida from Friday afternoon into the evening, forcing closures of North Perry Airport and at least one Broward County road until Saturday morning.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
Airspace closure notices indicate a four-hour-long launch window opening at noon EDT (16:00–20:00 UTC) on May 28.
—ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closure
Noun
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Those cessations in breathing are what constitutes apnea.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
19 May 2025
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In multiple rounds of diplomacy in 2014 and 2015, after Russia’s takeover of Crimea and incursion into Ukraine’s Donbas region, France and Germany expended more effort on a cosmetic cessation of hostilities than on solving the underlying problems of regional security.—
Liana Fix,
Foreign Affairs,
1 May 2025
Noun
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On a more emotional level, the anticlimactic ending ushered in the conclusion of a 46-year career for coach Bob Babb.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
31 May 2025
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However, there have still been some vocal fans who are upset with changes made from the original, including completely cutting a character and making a significant change to the original movie's ending.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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That was after the pandemic lockdown brought concerts — and much of the world — shuddering to a halt in 2020 and much of 2021 (and before the COVID resurgence that followed).—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Your money can become temporarily or permanently inaccessible, payment systems can seize up, and the real economy can be brought to a halt.—
Jon Helgi Egilsson,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The teaser at the end of this week’s hour-long episode promises bonafide flagship mess: Obnoxious guests, police coming onboard, deckhand Kyle apparently hooking up with a guest.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
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Nawrocki jumped ahead in later polls and would hold on for the victory by the end of the day.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
2 June 2025
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Billy Joel knows life isn't about happy endings As the film tapers to a close, Joel is steering his boat – the Alexa, named for his daughter with ex-wife Christie Brinkley – with a cigar in his mouth and his eyes focused on the water of Oyster Bay.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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The actors who played them also became the center of much gossip after the season came to a close.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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In 2018, The Karate Kid franchise made a comeback with two seasons of Cobra Kai on the now-defunct YouTube Red channel before it was acquired by Netflix, which in turn produced four more seasons that came to a conclusion earlier this year.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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In other words, hundreds of politicians would sit around D.C. for weeks, and even months, trying to come to a conclusion as to what to charge other Countries that are treating us unfairly.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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India cut steel production by 70 percent amid a 21-day production shutdown.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The last of the businesses at the once-popular Festival Marketplace mall in Pompano Beach are packing up to leave as the decades-old retail spot that hosted boutiques, jewelers, electronics, furniture shops and eateries nears a June 1 shutdown.—
David Lyons,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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“Closure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closure. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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