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. gang
Noun
  • Boshoff previously reported on an effort by Harry and by some royal aides to bring him back into the royal fold.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
  • This can be done with one, two, or three folds of fabric in each pleat.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
Definition of fold
Noun
  • If no deal is made, people with the aforementioned health insurance plans through United will no longer be able to get in-network care with UHealth doctors and other providers across UHealth’s South Florida facilities.
    — Michelle Marchante July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Emery believed Rashford at his best was one of the most threatening attackers in the world and backed himself and his support network to rejuvenate the player.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of network
Noun
  • Trump’s fixation on false claims about the 2020 election made Thursday night’s address a fraught event for every organization in the business of live news coverage.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Miami also could look outside the organization for a two-way player.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Definition of organization
Noun
  • Called the Georgia Power 100, these players are chosen primarily on their high school production track record, though college potential is considered.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • Gold is in his 13th year with the Cardinals and in his second as director of college scouting.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of college
Noun
  • Bradač’s work looked at Ramsey numbers, which tell mathematicians exactly how large a graph can become before it’s guaranteed to gain a clique or independent set.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
  • The Shards imagines that Ellis’s cool-kid clique — replete with a very ’80s-looking Kaia Gerber — gets upended by the arrival of a new student named Robert.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of clique
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  • As noted by Goldman, part of the reason the timelines are so strict is that the child stars have to balance on-set schooling with filming.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 19 July 2026
  • And almost immediately, the other set of stars were back on the grass.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026
Definition of set
Noun
  • Not to mention battling nerds, LARPers, and a particularly petulant McPoyle clan at the Renaissance Faire or sportswashing their way back into the good graces of their community by sponsoring a Little League team.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • Like her big sister Mia, Lena has made a few royal and informal public appearances, from attending the Festival of British Eventing to joining the whole clan for Christmas at Sandringham.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 13 July 2026
Definition of clan
Noun
  • Released in 1996, Romeo + Juliet stood apart from previous adaptations by placing Shakespeare’s story in a modern setting filled with rival gangs, flashy cars and stylized action while keeping the original dialogue intact.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • The effect is something like a gang of glass-eyed vultures staring down at a piece of carrion.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
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