CLOSED OUT Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

closed out

verb

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past tense of close out

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 Cryst and Gajeck had back-to-back kills to close the gap to 24-21, but the Warriors closed out the set on LBSU’s 15th service error of the match. —

Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 10 May 2026 But the Rockets fought back to make the series 3-2 before the Lakers closed out the series. —

Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026 New York closed out Philadelphia as fast as possible in the best-of-7 series, while the Pistons and Cavaliers will have to play at least two more games before the Knicks know who their opponent will be. —

Tony Jones, New York Times, 10 May 2026 Casey Schmitt hit a go-ahead home run for the second consecutive day, Landen Roupp ran his personal winning streak to four games and the San Francisco Giants closed out a winning homestand with a 6-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon. —

Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 30 points on a 16-for-16 afternoon at the foul line, shaking off a slow start and a twisted right ankle after Jaden McDaniels closed out into his landing space on an early 3-point attempt. —

Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026 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. —

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

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After the review, McNabb was assessed a five-minute major penalty for interference and a game misconduct that ended his night.

— Eric Stephens, New York Times, 13 May 2026
After one more look-ahead sizzle reminding the audience about the power of WBD’s IP, the show ended at just about 10 minutes over the hour mark.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 May 2026