as in shut
to stop the operations of
the coal mine was closed down in the 1930s
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Statues are shown tagged and wrapped before shipment, sealed in wooden crates, drilled shut as if in reverse enslavement, and soon to be carted away by a white crew wearing Covid masks.—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 May 2025 -
Kelce’s team has appeared in the Super Bowl for three consecutive years, breaking their two-year losing streak earlier this year when the Philadelphia Eagles shut them out of a three-peat win at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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“Closed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20%28down%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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