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as in shut
to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening
be sure to close the gate when you leave
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2
as in closed (down)
to stop the operations of
the merchant will close the store if business doesn't improve
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as in ended
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
we'll close the assembly with the singing of our national anthem
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as in stopped
to come to an end
the services closed with a short prayer
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5
as in approached
to come near or nearer
the two groups closed with each other from opposite sides of the field
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as in restricted
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as in blocked
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Recent Examples of closed
Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2025
Like Mike: The Italian restaurant in Coconut is now the home of its Italian neighbor restaurant, Sapore di Mare.
Planta Queen: The Coconut Grove and Fort Lauderdale locations of this vegan spot are both closed.
—Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
But the road ahead will test his willingness to let go of the tools that brought him here: control, consolidation, and a closed circle of power.
—Brett Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
On the matter of closed or refused accounts, criticism of banks is a non sequitur.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Addressing a food desert The next closest stores to the closed Sun Fresh are Aldi, at 3830 Prospect Avenue, and Happy Food Center, 4019 East 31st Street, both about a four-minute drive away.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2025
Like Mike: The Italian restaurant in Coconut is now the home of its Italian neighbor restaurant, Sapore di Mare.
Planta Queen: The Coconut Grove and Fort Lauderdale locations of this vegan spot are both closed.
—Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
But the road ahead will test his willingness to let go of the tools that brought him here: control, consolidation, and a closed circle of power.
—Brett Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
On the matter of closed or refused accounts, criticism of banks is a non sequitur.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed
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
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Herro ended the night with eight points on 3-of-11 shooting from the field, 0-of-1 shooting on threes and 2-of-2 shooting from the foul line, three rebounds, four assists and six turnovers in 39 minutes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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While the Heat’s losing skid continued, another streak ended.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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Details matter, as the characters in Season 2 never stopped reminding us.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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In the first day or so after the snow stopped falling, Unified Government crews focused on clearing major thoroughfares.—
Alecia Taylor,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2025
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A lot of their lack of activity has been due to the fact that their situation with restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga still has not been figured out.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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This year, the issue is the plight of the restricted free agent, whose originating team has the right to match any offer made to him by another team.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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McIlroy corkscrewed through a front-nine 33 and a back-nine 39 and finished even par.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Rory McIlroy was 4-under through 13 but finished even after double-bogeys on 15 and 17.—
Bob Spear,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The union maintained that the clause no longer applied because the contract had expired.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2025
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In September 2028, when all current syndication deals with stations will have expired, a new arrangement would allow for same day televising and streaming episodes.—
Brad Adgate,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The outing between the pair came shortly after Swift and Kelce grabbed dinner in Park City, Utah, earlier this month.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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But the 30-day notice came anyway, just days after her husband lost his job as a machine operator.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Mitchell Leff/Getty Images When receivers and quarterbacks took a trip out West before training camp for private workouts, Nabers was a part of the action.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Constructed from 1933 to 1934 to house Nashville's main post office, it was restored to its original splendor through a public/private partnership campaign led by Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr. and his family.—
Jennifer Brett,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Closed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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