as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
ordered a closedown of operations until the cause of the mine explosion could be determined
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Recent Examples of close (down)
Jim Carlton, WSJ, 13 July 2017
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
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The younger woman enters first and lies down on a towel, legs stretched long, hands by her sides, eyes shut.—
Weike Wang,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Brzezinski felt a personal sting of betrayal after the Yalta conference in 1945, when the Iron Curtain drew shut across Europe—with Poland on the other side.—
Niall Ferguson,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The delivery backlog was exacerbated by the cessation of air travel early in the pandemic and the multiple production stoppages driven by Boeing’s safety and quality issues.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Lifestyle changes: Depending on your symptoms, your treatment plan may include smoking cessation, supplemental vitamins, and/or a low-salt, low-protein diet.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Little Golden Gate Bridge is scheduled to close again from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Monday through Thursday, beginning Sept. 2 until further notice, according to the release.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
15 Aug. 2025
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The fire is centered just 1.5 miles south of Tamarack Resort, which closed all operations.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Their fairy-tale ending might not be so happy after all.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Arguably its symbolic ending following the end of the Berlin Wall was one of the defining moments of that century.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Not resuming after coming to a halt happened 71 times, each of which required the driver to act.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
21 Aug. 2025
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Strict Covid-19 travel restrictions imposed by Indonesia and nearby Singapore, whose affluent vacationers underpin Bintan’s tourist-centric economy, effectively brought operations to a halt.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Musk has stressed that rapid and frequent testing, which sometimes leads to explosive ends, can still provide data that helps engineers improve the vehicle's design.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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This is the end of our journey on 'Love Island' but the beginning of our fairytale.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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School districts across the state are grappling with declining enrollment and considering school closures, while also navigating contentious social issues.—
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Did writing this book give you any sense of closure?—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The upcoming shutdown of a nonprofit clinic that provides care for children with disabilities in Indianapolis has left families urgently searching for alternative services and put the clinic’s therapists at risk of losing their jobs.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
24 Aug. 2025
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However, these lawsuits have not concluded or resulted in the shutdown of the game.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Close (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close%20%28down%29. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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