CLOSED IN Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

closed in

verb

past tense of close in

as in closed

to come near or nearer the eagle closed in on its prey

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as in darkened

to grow dark with evening closing in we knew we had to find shelter fairly soon

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Recent Examples of closed in The operation closed in the 1990s, but some 20 years later, his friends encouraged him to make use of the lucky address and start a freight-forwarding shop, Patenaude said. — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 Palisades closed in 2022 and had already entered the decommissioning stage. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026 Several other concepts have closed in Park Place within the past few months, including Panache Chocolatier; Session Taco’s spinoff, LaPez ModMex; French restaurant Aixois Sud; and Bamboo Penny’s sister concept, Aqua Penny’s. — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 The hotel, just south of the Bayshore Mall in Glendale, closed in mid July after its lodging license was revoked. — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Gruber noted that five elementary schools in his area have closed in the past nine years. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026 The 1865 Pine Grove Schoolhouse closed in 1949 and was used as a nursery school and then was used as a meeting space for the Boy Scouts. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 The Henry Miller Memorial, a popular counterculture bookshop, closed in early August to an evacuation order. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 As sentencing decreased across the state, the prison in Swift County, which was once one of the area’s largest employers, closed in 2010 for lack of demand. — Ella Siegrist, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026

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When Israel closed schools and universities during the First Intifada, lessons moved into homes, mosques, and churches.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, has relied on the Red Sea route since the Iran conflict effectively closed Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil used to flow.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

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China’s growth target is already its lowest since 1991, and the economic picture is darkened further by a real estate downturn that is straining local government finances and undercutting spending capacity, Goldman Sachs said in a note to clients.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Add tomato paste; cook, stirring often, until darkened in color, 2 to 4 minutes.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of darkened

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One of the show’s largest works, Discovered (1963), places that couple on a white background, though the man’s eye has been almost blacked out.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
The department blacked out the names and contact information of the students.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of blacked out

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No Way Home drew on the superhero's previous film incarnations, bringing them all together as Peter Parker's world collapses.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
Yet perhaps the unsung hero in the market was China, which drew on its huge stockpiles, leaving more oil in the market for other economies.

— Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of drew on

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The Jones defense came up with a third-quarter goal-line stand, had seven sacks and added an interception, wreaking havoc on the Trojans’ offense in a 12-6 victory.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Samuels came up with this after a series of starts and stops and delays earlier in the year on the use of AI in the schools.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026