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as in ended
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
the team closed out the season with major losses
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as in excluded
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
don't assume an attitude that closes out any possibility of a compromise
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as in shut
to stop the operations of
failing health forced the cardiologist to close out his practice
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Recent Examples of closed out
The set then closed out with ten minutes of joyous music and dancing from the entire troupe, punctuated by fireworks, blazing laser lights, blasts of flame and more.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
So, the seven-time All-Star, who had played in 65 of their first 81 games, sat in gray sweats while the rest of the Clippers closed out the regular season with a 115-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night at the Intuit Dome.
—Janis Carr, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
Wiseman, Glover, Koch and Hansen were the first humans to fly to the moon since Apollo 17 closed out NASA's first exploration era in 1972.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026
Kanye West closed out Coachella 2011, the year before the fest expanded to double weekends, with a theatrical main stage set that featured dozens of dancers.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The Celtics closed out their final extended road trip of the season by bludgeoning the Bucks, 133-101, at Fiserv Forum.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The Missouri Tigers women’s basketball team closed out its 2025-26 season with a 93-75 loss at BYU in the second round of the WBIT.
—Aaron Segal, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Borrowers closed out 2025 with a record-high amount of household debt, with credit card balances accounting for a hefty portion of it.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Due to an ice-cold offensive performance in the desert, Texas women's basketball closed out its season Friday night with a loss in the Final Four for the second straight year.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 3 Apr. 2026
Jem Aswad, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
So, the seven-time All-Star, who had played in 65 of their first 81 games, sat in gray sweats while the rest of the Clippers closed out the regular season with a 115-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night at the Intuit Dome.
—Janis Carr, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
Wiseman, Glover, Koch and Hansen were the first humans to fly to the moon since Apollo 17 closed out NASA's first exploration era in 1972.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026
Kanye West closed out Coachella 2011, the year before the fest expanded to double weekends, with a theatrical main stage set that featured dozens of dancers.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The Celtics closed out their final extended road trip of the season by bludgeoning the Bucks, 133-101, at Fiserv Forum.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The Missouri Tigers women’s basketball team closed out its 2025-26 season with a 93-75 loss at BYU in the second round of the WBIT.
—Aaron Segal, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Borrowers closed out 2025 with a record-high amount of household debt, with credit card balances accounting for a hefty portion of it.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Due to an ice-cold offensive performance in the desert, Texas women's basketball closed out its season Friday night with a loss in the Final Four for the second straight year.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed out
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For loved ones, the ceremony is not only about mourning, but about reclaiming Tianah's story from the violence that ended it.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Months before that, in a separate interview, the star revealed Netflix had not called her back to film after her maternity leave ended.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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After the marathon, the AAU banned women from competing in races against men, as women had not previously been explicitly excluded.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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In experimental research with colleague Kristof Madarasz, Imas found that willingness to pay for an identical good roughly doubled when subjects learned a random subset of people would be excluded from purchasing it.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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And then the head of the studio saw the dailies and shut it down.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
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Balta then took over in the circle during the second and shut Lincoln-Way West out in five of her six innings.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Wells won the individual title in vault, Florida's Riley McCusker took the bars, Minnesota's Brooklyn Rowray finished first on beam and three-time Olympic medalist Jordan Chiles the floor for UCLA.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Flyers finished 43-27-12 for 98 points.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Of the nearly two dozen people who spoke during the meeting, none agreed that it should be banned, but people noted the clear divide in beliefs.—
Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The last of which were recently banned, mercifully if temporarily, in Glendale.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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The collapse led to a stretch of Grays Ferry Avenue and shopping center being closed for days after the tragedy, but the streets have since reopened.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Once a notorious institution for people with disabilities, Pennhurst finally closed after decades of abuse in 1987.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Thirty Years’ War, which was concluded by the Peace of Westphalia, in 1648, spread across mainland Europe and killed some eight million people.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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At the time, the Justice Department concluded that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence lacked jurisdiction over allegations involving a president’s private conversations with a fellow head of state.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Apr. 2026
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But Tampa Bay dropped Games 1 and 2 at home, putting it in a 2-0 hole, and was eliminated with a Game 5 loss in Tampa.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2026
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Sean Couturier scored a hat trick and registered five points on a torn MCL, but his efforts weren't enough to save the Flyers in Game 6 when the Penguins eliminated them with an 8-5 win.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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