Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed shops
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The company says the phone is certified to remain flat for more than 600,000 folds.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
17 Mar. 2026 -
Tab top curtains include fabric loops that slide over the rod, leaving it partially visible and forming soft, relaxed folds.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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Israel’s overt objectives included not only the removal of Palestinian organizations from Lebanon but also the installment of an Israeli-friendly government that would conclude a peace deal.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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The two organizations recognized the compound could fight tumors caused by a rare genetic disorder, so Pfizer licensed it to a new spin-off, SpringWorks Therapeutics.—
Annette Bakker,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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This property is crucial for generating quantum entanglement between distant nodes, another cornerstone of future quantum communication networks, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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That’s a problem since minor league sports are far less popular with fans and less attractive to television networks and other key partners.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Nine San Diego County communities reported record high temperatures Wednesday as the region’s long heat wave continued and seasonal weather won’t broadly return until early next week, the National Weather Service says.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Official samba schools began forming in the 1930s, bringing the (previously criminalised) dance into the mainstream and celebrating an art form produced by Rio’s favela communities (Afro-Brazilian heritage is still at the heart).—
Laura French,
TheWeek,
18 Mar. 2026
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Sixteen kids have graduated from high school at Have Faith Haiti in the last eight years and all of them have gotten scholarships to American colleges and universities.—
Denise Schrier Cetta,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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She has recently been accepted into multiple colleges, including Savannah College of Art and Design based on her costume design portfolios.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Their parties became notorious even in my own cliques; my parents knew to expect at least a few dozen teenagers crashing their party, sucking down all the noodles, and sneaking beers in the canyon down below.—
Natasha Pickowicz,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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This graph had no cliques — clusters of nodes that are all connected to one another.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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For almost as long, these two clans have also been intimate friends (and relations) of the Pelosi family.—
James Reginato,
Vanity Fair,
5 Mar. 2026
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Salvation takes place in a mountainous region of Turkey where two Kurdish clans have grown up in constant distrust of each other.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Oval engagement rings have become a modern classic for a reason.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2026
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Because an outfit is never complete without a bit of glitz, Alba added a smattering of diamond rings from Chopard, as well as matching diamond drop earrings.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Closed shops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20shops. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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