as in shut
to stop the operations of
the coal mine was closed down in the 1930s
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Because on August 29, a federal appellate court shut the door on that doctrine.—
Brett Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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Lisbon’s City Council shut operations of other streetcars and ordered immediate inspections.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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The elevator was closed for one month.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Southwest Boulevard temporarily closed There is a road closure at I-35 South and Southwest Boulevard.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Closed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20%28down%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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