close (down) 1 of 2

as in to shut
to stop the operations of the coal mine was closed down in the 1930s

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noun

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Recent Examples of close (down)
Noun
During the closedown period, the amount of sand taken from the beach will be lowered to a maximum of 240,000 tons a year from an average of almost 300,000 that state regulators say had been taken out over the past three decades. Jim Carlton, WSJ, 13 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for close (down)
Verb
  • The wildly popular Korean drama about a gaggle of misfits and screw-ups competing for money as well as their lives had a surprisingly great second season, with protagonist Gi-hun returning to the Games after four years to try and shut them down, only to be entangled in double-crosses and surprises.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • Others are simply shutting themselves away from society.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • After several days of intense fighting, a cessation of hostilities was announced, with Trump taking credit.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
  • Two likely causes are an increase in food availability due to the recent wet winters (more rain leads to more plants and seeds, which lead to healthy rodent populations), and a cessation of the distemper epidemic that has decimated the populations of these animals in the Bay Area in recent years.
    Alison Hermance, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • Key News Asian equities ended a positive week mixed, as Japan outperformed, while Indonesia and Malaysia were closed for the Islamic New Year, which is also known as Hijri New Year, marking the start of the Islamic calendar.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • The funds will support new cultural programming, including a major exhibition and gallery, as well as ongoing preservation work at the downtown landmark, which has been closed since 2022.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • That ending is the most important scene and is very much in direct contact with the overarching theme that penetrates all three seasons.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
  • In addition, the Squid Game Season 3 ending certainly seems to allude to the format going international.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • About three-quarters of the way through the video, the song screeches to a halt, as the video shows four men listening to a boombox.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 5 July 2025
  • On the conflict in Ukraine, Ushakov said Trump emphasized his push for a quick halt to the fighting, and Putin voiced Moscow’s readiness to pursue talks with Kyiv, noting the previous rounds in Turkey yielded humanitarian results.
    Vladimir Isachenkov, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • The Biden administration had calculated that an end to federal coal sales would reduce emissions by the equivalent of 293 million tons (266 million metric tonnes) of carbon dioxide annually.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 July 2025
  • At one end of the barbell, size will remain an advantage, enabling the next generation of experiences, AI enhancements, and operational leverage.
    Michael Abbott, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Nonetheless, the lower footfall can be attributed to the impact of the FTSE 100 constituent’s store closure programme in order to shore up its margins.
    John Choong, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • There is a road closure on I-35 between 20th Street/Exit 1D (SB) and I-670/Broadway Boulevard/Exit 2.
    Kansas City Star Bot Updated July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The day after Wayfarer announced its shutdown, police arrested a suspect in the arson and blackmail incidents: Eduardo Aragon, 26; he has been charged with 13 criminal counts of arson, intimidation and harassment.
    Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
  • With the shutdown of Mint, many people are searching for alternatives.
    Jennifer Horton, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

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“Close (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close%20%28down%29. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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