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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
He was dismissed as Kentucky’s head coach in November 2025 after the program closed out the 2025 season with a 5-7 record.
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Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
Jaquez and Leger-Walker both sank three’s to get their team offensively moving again, and UCLA closed out the frame by scoring seven unanswered points.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Warren closed out his number by thanking his beautiful wife; chivalry prevails!
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 1 Mar. 2026
The Raiders, ranked sixth in the nation by MaxPreps, closed out the season with seven straight shutouts.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Washington scored a team-high 11 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.
—ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026
Ciara closed out Super Bowl weekend in Daly City in lace-up Christian Louboutin boots, arriving with her husband Russell Wilson at Sports Illustrated’s SI The Party at Cow Palace Arena & Event Center on Sunday night.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026
The Nasdaq Composite , meanwhile, closed out last with a 2% loss and the S & P 500 information technology sector fell more than 1%.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin closed out the fourth end with a 5-4 lead, driving three stones to the button.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
Jaquez and Leger-Walker both sank three’s to get their team offensively moving again, and UCLA closed out the frame by scoring seven unanswered points.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Warren closed out his number by thanking his beautiful wife; chivalry prevails!
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 1 Mar. 2026
The Raiders, ranked sixth in the nation by MaxPreps, closed out the season with seven straight shutouts.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Washington scored a team-high 11 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.
—ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026
Ciara closed out Super Bowl weekend in Daly City in lace-up Christian Louboutin boots, arriving with her husband Russell Wilson at Sports Illustrated’s SI The Party at Cow Palace Arena & Event Center on Sunday night.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026
The Nasdaq Composite , meanwhile, closed out last with a 2% loss and the S & P 500 information technology sector fell more than 1%.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin closed out the fourth end with a 5-4 lead, driving three stones to the button.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed out
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As excited as Celebrini was to be back in San Jose, there was still some bitterness as to how the Olympic tournament ended.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Twenty-one days later, Vegas ended the season series between the teams with a 6-4 win that featured five goals from the visitors in the last 12 minutes.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
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The art world’s interpretive frameworks operate as threshold mechanisms that determine what can surface into visibility and what remains structurally excluded.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Mabel’s last spring training was in 2020, right before the pandemic shut everything down.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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On Monday, Saudi Arabia shut some units at its biggest domestic oil refinery, Ras Tanura, after a drone strike.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Herro, who has now played as a reserve in his first four games back after returning from a rib injury following the NBA All-Star break, finished Thursday’s loss with 25 points, four rebounds and seven assists in 32 minutes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Bathrooms are finished in gray granite with Le Labo Santal 33 amenities and Dyson hair dryers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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North Korea was banned from the 2015 World Cup, then failed to qualify for the Asian Cup in 2018 and the World Cup in 2019.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
3 Mar. 2026
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Some obvious changes in parenting guidelines over the years include no longer allowing kids to ride a bike without a helmet or travel in a car without a car seat—most parents have also banned crib bumpers and blankets from their infants cribs, too.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
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The index closed at a record high in late January but lost some ground in February and is roughly flat since late October.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Defense attorney David Patton said that a different Homeland Security Investigations office in Baltimore knew of the traffic stop two years earlier but had never charged Abrego Garcia and closed the investigation after his March 2025 deportation.—
TRAVIS LOLLER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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After an investigation that lasted months, fuelled by eight whistle-blowers on his own staff, the legislators concluded that Paxton had taken bribes from a real-estate developer, improperly fired aides who reported his conduct, and obstructed justice.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, testimony on the cellphone ban concluded that academic performance improved and disciplinary incidents decreased in schools with the bell-to-bell ban.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The law eliminated two decades-old laws − the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) − that reduced Social Security benefits for a portion of retirees who received pension income.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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High school soccer teams are being eliminated from playoffs for violating CIF Bylaw 600 by having players compete in outside club leagues during the season.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Closed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20out. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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