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as in restricted
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as in blocked
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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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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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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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Recent Examples of closed
Ganesh Rao,jenni Reid,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 May 2025
That’s on pavement with a professional on a closed track and a rolling start.
—New Atlas, 30 Apr. 2025
The live-music burger bar that anchored the Atlantic Village shopping complex permanently closed in early April.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2025
Wada recommends monitoring daily pollen and mold counts online and staying indoors with closed windows on days with especially high pollen counts.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Stock exchanges in Germany, France, Italy and Spain are closed.
—Ganesh Rao,jenni Reid,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 May 2025
That’s on pavement with a professional on a closed track and a rolling start.
—New Atlas, 30 Apr. 2025
The live-music burger bar that anchored the Atlantic Village shopping complex permanently closed in early April.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2025
Wada recommends monitoring daily pollen and mold counts online and staying indoors with closed windows on days with especially high pollen counts.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed
Adjective
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Their frontcourt of 6-foot-4 Breanna Stewart (who made all eight of her shot attempts in the restricted area) and 6-6 Jonquel Jones remains a matchup nightmare, especially against teams with limited frontcourt depth.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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After not being tendered by Tennessee as a restricted free agent in March, Gibbens visited Foxborough.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Kelce’s team has appeared in the Super Bowl for three consecutive years, breaking their two-year losing streak earlier this year when the Philadelphia Eagles shut them out of a three-peat win at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Statues are shown tagged and wrapped before shipment, sealed in wooden crates, drilled shut as if in reverse enslavement, and soon to be carted away by a white crew wearing Covid masks.—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 May 2025
Verb
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However, an avalanche, which claimed the lives of multiple sherpas in 2014, ended the shoot early.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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While the Heat’s losing skid continued, another streak ended.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For those of us who love the series, haven’t stopped playing it since it was released in October 2023, and who own every Alter Ego, this is good news.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Wings can core her, but that hasn’t stopped stars in the past.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Domin encouraged residents to contact school district officials with ideas to work on private partnerships.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
13 May 2025
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But her time in public service became entangled with a private business.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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But there’s also nobody better in the WSL at battling in midfield, making tackles, winning fouls and slaloming away from opponents in a congested midfield zone.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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This month’s incident renewed concerns about how the military and FAA coordinate operations in the congested airspace surrounding the airport after the deadly midair collision.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
14 May 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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“Closed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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