closed shop

noun

Definition of closed shopnext
as in fold

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  1. fold
  2. network
  3. organization
  4. college
  5. clique
  6. set
  7. clan
  8. ring
Noun
  • Image The two Gulf powers were pivotal players in bringing Mr. al-Assad back into the Arab fold after a decade of isolation.
    Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • At In Good Taste The Pedro Strapless Long Top features a straight across fold over neck line and fit n flare silhouette!
    In Good Taste, refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of fold
Noun
  • From the high-level business perspective, this means looking to monitor their networks for suspicious activity constantly.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Wednesday is also a big night for the network, as the new Tim Allen/Kat Dennings comedy, Shifting Gears, premieres.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of network
Noun
  • The Commanders, it must be stressed, are in the first season of what will likely be a years-long rebuild of this organization.
    David Aldridge, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • This year's second best selling plate belongs to a fairly new organization calling for an end to America's huge national debt.
    Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of organization
Noun
  • For aspiring college students, Spratt says seeing someone who left their neighborhood, attended an HBCU in the South, and became successful is inspiring.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Currently, Connecticut is a prolific exporter of college students.
    Derek Slap, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of college
Noun
  • Which of these North Shore cliques does Janis Ian not point out?
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Watch Christmas with the Kranks on Amazon Prime Video The Best Man Holiday Fifteen years after the events in Malcolm D. Lee's The Best Man (1999), a clique of college friends comes together over the holidays, unveiling unresolved tensions and rekindling old romances.
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of clique
Noun
  • This set comes with five containers to store shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and more along with a clear, zippered carrying case.
    Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Each group is coded by color to indicate difficulty: yellow for the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple for more challenging sets.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of set
Noun
  • Another story revealed that rather than joining the rest of the Kardashian clan, Khloé's family spent Christmas Eve watching the classic claymation film Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • As cinema, The Piano Lesson suggests that Wilson’s fears were well founded — but the stewardship of Hollywood’s Washington clan is the reason for its failure.
    Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of clan
Noun
  • Even the name of its midsummer itinerary had a ring of adventure: the Alaska Supervoyage.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Around the second or third century C.E., a gold ring bearing the likeness of the Roman goddess Venus was lost on a road in what is now Brittany, France.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of ring
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