Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed shops
Noun
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One story, or memory, leads to another as the novel telescopes and folds in on itself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025 -
The electrically retractable hardtop folds away beneath the roof at the press of a button, and there's no rear windshield to interrupt the monolithic shape of the vehicle.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Energy Foundation China, the nonprofit group mentioned by Lucci, is one such major funder of domestic environmental nonprofit organizations, disbursing tens of millions of dollars each year to support American activists while operating under the oversight of the CCP.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Quintana said some organizations and companies backed out of sponsorships or being part of the march this year.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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While recent reports are textbook exposés of the realities of modern warfare, the recruitment networks’ international facade makes protecting foreign fighters all the more difficult.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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The firm includes attorneys who have been interviewed on news networks, spoken at conventions, and even been elected to boards of directors or executive roles at prestigious legal organizations.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With support from the ADG Community Journalism Project, LEARNS reporter Josh Snyder covers the impact of the law on the K-12 education system across the state, and its effect on teachers, students, parents and communities.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Sep. 2025
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With better smoke tracking, communities and agencies could respond faster to wildfire threats and reduce health impacts from airborne particles.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Indeed, colleges and universities across the nation have implemented hiring freezes, laid off staff, paused investments, and accepted fewer students, among other actions, in response to their possible budget gaps.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Blue Line links to the Orange Line at State Street and the Green Line at Government Center, connecting riders to top attractions like the Freedom Trail, neighborhoods like Back Bay and Beacon Hill, and colleges like Boston University and Boston College.—
Cameron Sperance,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And there's hierarchy and cliques and clubs and all these different things.—
H. Alan Scott
Jennifer Cunningham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Even today, Heathers' spin on cliques, teen suicide, and homosexuality still has bite.—
Michelle Kung,
EW.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ellen and Brian may have just declared their love and commitment to each other in a handfast ceremony, but their burgeoning relationship is about to upend both of their clans’ lives.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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Colum calmly declares that the union will mend the damage between the clans.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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It's got two magnetic rings on one end that attach to the back of your iPhone case smoothly, the leaker says.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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The final look included Rachel Comey heeled boots, the secondhand Emporio Armani suit, the white dress shirt with French cuffs, silk cufflinks, a silver tie pin, secondhand silver rings, and her grandmother's hand-me-down Peugeot watch.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Closed shops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20shops. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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