closed shop

noun

Definition of closed shopnext
as in fold

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed shop
  1. fold
  2. network
  3. organization
  4. college
  5. clique
  6. set
  7. clan
  8. ring
Noun
  • The backpack has a 20-liter capacity but folds into a small pouch when not in use.
    Becca Blond, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Fast 6 begins the series' trend of recruiting past villains into the good guy fold.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of fold
Noun
  • The streamers have dipped their toes into that deep pond, but the form still belongs to broadcast network television, where it has been perfected over decades.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The 2025 Junos, to be produced by Insight Productions, will air live on the CBC network.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of network
Noun
  • For at least some candidates, the organization’s long-standing track record of mediocrity and clumsiness could become a significant repellent.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Before that, the 35-year-old New Windsor resident was the organization’s assistant director of programs and communications since October 2022.
    Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of organization
Noun
  • In a landmark case, Asian American students, represented by Students for Fair Admissions, sued Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, alleging that affirmative action policies discriminated against them in college admissions.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • About 28% of first-year students from California and other states were low-income and 29% were the first in their families to attend college.
    Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of college
Noun
  • Staying away from the popular, successful crowd works until one of his own is brainwashed, perhaps literally, by the clique, propelling the sci-fi horror into gear.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
  • RuPaul is introducing audiences to their world clique in the latest, globe-trotting version of Drag Race.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 July 2024
Definition of clique
Noun
  • Tweezerman Glass Manicure Set Target Tweezerman Glass Manicure Set (4-Piece) $28 Target This SELF Healthy Beauty Award–winning set, which comes with a file, buffer, cuticle pusher, and pair of clippers, is a major upgrade to most nail care kits.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 23 Nov. 2024
  • According to Cher, one tense moment on set included Bogdanovich asking her for her opinion on a scene, and then later chastising her for sharing her perspective.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of set
Noun
  • Though the family famously starred on their own TLC series in the early 2000s, the Gosselin clan publicly fractured following Jon and Kate's 2009 divorce — with Collin and Hannah choosing to live with dad Jon as teenagers while the rest of the sextuplets stayed with mom Kate.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Books The Complete Book of Pickleball, written by the Brungardt clan, is a great training aid for the beginner or experienced player alike.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of clan
Noun
  • Sources Police believe the athletes are being targeted based on their game schedules and are working to determine whether a crime ring is targeting them along with other luxury homeowners.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Does the phrase ‘waiting all day for Sunday night’ ring a bell?
    Nicole Smythe, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of ring
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