closed out

past tense of close out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed out
Verb
  • Herro ended the night with eight points on 3-of-11 shooting from the field, 0-of-1 shooting on threes and 2-of-2 shooting from the foul line, three rebounds, four assists and six turnovers in 39 minutes.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
  • While the Heat’s losing skid continued, another streak ended.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But when GLP-1s are excluded, that figure drops sharply to $370 million.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Bloomberg News reported that some nations will be excluded from tariffs.
    Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The wildly popular Korean drama about a gaggle of misfits and screw-ups competing for money as well as their lives had a surprisingly great second season, with protagonist Gi-hun returning to the Games after four years to try and shut them down, only to be entangled in double-crosses and surprises.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • Others are simply shutting themselves away from society.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Penn State has a 22-13-4 record this season and finished off Maine with a score of 5-1 before also taking down UConn 3-2 so far in the NCAA Tournament.
    Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Rory McIlroy was 4-under through 13 but finished even after double-bogeys on 15 and 17.
    Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The mold company's report also concluded that the Wright's apartment was uninhabitable and that the Wright's belongings needed to be replaced due to extremely high levels of mold, the lawsuit said.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
  • His request is currently before Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Cheryl Matthews, who concluded early on that there was enough evidence to send Crumbley's involuntary manslaughter case to a jury.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Instead, time is running out an array of bad defensive performances leave them eight points behind the Montreal Canadiens and a tragic number of one to be eliminated, something that can happen as soon as Thursday’s visit to the New York Islanders.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The Phoenix Suns have officially been eliminated from playoff contention with their 125-112 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • After Mets starter Griffin Canning tore his Achilles in the third inning, three relievers shut out the Braves over the final 6 1/3 innings of a 4-0 loss.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • What led to the 1953 coup in Iran? Britain, shut out from Iranian oil, leaned on the U.S. for assistance.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Companies that prohibited gambling transactions in 2013 allow thousands of customers to make deposits and withdrawals from Michigan online casinos today.
    Christopher Gerlacher, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • In that bill, lawmakers prohibited the commission from investigating anonymous complaints, despite the constitutional requirement for a confidential hotline for whistleblowers.
    Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Closed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20out. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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