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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed shops
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Pet parents should thoroughly check their pet's entire body for ticks, using a flea comb to help observe the skin under thicker fur and paying close attention to skin folds and tight areas, such as between an animal's toes.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025 -
With a natural sheen and texture, the material also lends itself well to a desirable drape and elegant folds.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
19 Sep. 2025
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However, the move drew fire from legislators, nonprofit leaders and the Urban Council, a coalition of civil rights organizations in the Kansas City area affiliated with the Urban Summit.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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These efforts give visitors new awareness of the homegrown organizations doing vital nonprofit work across Puerto Rico, as well as a way to support meaningful work happening on the island.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Using a submersible, researchers filmed networks of anemones, starfish, and other marine life living on these weapons.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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This put her in ultimate command of major networks such as 5 in the UK, Ten in Australia, Telefe in Argentina and Chilevisión in Chile.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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In early January 2025, the Bureau of Land Management website explained the communities are in an area that climate change is rendering uninhabitable, mentioning climate eight times.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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CDFIs are private lenders which help underserved communities access loans and financial services that traditional banks often don’t provide.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Sep. 2025
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In 2023, New College was ranked 100 among national liberal arts colleges, and then in 2024 its ranking fell to 122.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Kelly Meyerhofer covers colleges and universities, while Cleo Krejci covers technical colleges and the intersection between education and the workforce.—
Greg Borowski,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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At the Dallas Street property, small cliques of armed men, mostly Venezuelans and Mexicans, fought an ongoing turf war.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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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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Yet the unit also targets dissenters and those, including various clans, some backed by Israel, that dare to defy Hamas’s rule.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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His death effectively ended the O’More as one of the major Irish clans.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Moore styled the instantly iconic dress with matching shoes, a couple of cocktail rings, and just a hint of gold eye makeup to reflect the brilliant gold metallics.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
24 Sep. 2025
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Both rings were adjusted to the same size and bore the same stainless steel marking on the interior side.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Closed shops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20shops. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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