closed shops

noun

plural of closed shop
as in galères

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  1. folds
  2. organizations
  3. networks
  4. communities
  5. colleges
  6. cliques
  7. clans
  8. rings
Noun
  • The signature folds give trousers an effortlessly polished look that’s easy to dress up or down.
    — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026
  • Accordion-fold each strip three times into a triangle shape and insert a skewer through the center to hold folds together.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2026
Definition of folds
Noun
  • He’s currently affiliated with the Lee’s Summit Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Council and Downtown Main Street organizations.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • Athletes in this league consistently speak out against everything from poor operational standards within certain organizations to leadership’s missteps.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of organizations
Noun
  • In traditional payments, networks and processors monetize volume.
    — Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Chinese firm Huami explored a similar idea in early 2025, but its tracker still relied on telecom networks to send a dog’s location back to the owner’s phone.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 July 2026
Definition of networks
Noun
  • Cities breathe a little easier, celebrated museums and archaeological sites can be explored without long lines, local restaurants return to serving their own communities, and the pace becomes noticeably more relaxed.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
  • In mountain communities like Crestline, where bears regularly roam neighborhoods in search of food, encounters with people are not uncommon, though one wandering into an office building is considerably more unusual.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of communities
Noun
  • For colleges and universities, supporting this participation is closely connected to student development.
    — Chyann Sapp, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Fraternities aren’t a novel idea to colleges, but a new fraternity at Stanford University could become a turning point in the eventual recognition of Division I football players as employees.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of colleges
Noun
  • That era involved small cliques of devs talking a big game about decentralization (which often provided a pretext for no accountability) while shilling tokens at all turns.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • Since its inception, social media has been a proving ground for tween fashion and identity, offering under-16s a digital canvas to experiment with their style and form online cliques around niche interests.
    — Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026
Definition of cliques
Noun
  • The Richards family is one of America’s richest clans, thanks to its electrical manufacturing company Southwire.
    — Simone Melvin, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Warrior Cats is based on Erin Hunter’s feline book series that follows the adventures and drama of multiple clans of feral cats.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Definition of clans
Noun
  • Moreover, with new and different form factors emerging, consumers have even more choices, ranging from rings and bracelets to glasses and watches.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • But the upside of Myers — and his four rings from Golden State — speaking directly to Paul outweighed the potential minuses.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of rings
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