CLOSED SHOPS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

closed shops

noun

plural of closed shop

as in galères

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Noun

Instead, Homies has developed its vocabulary around proportion, lightness and the way leather sits and folds around the foot.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
The elegant strapless dress fell in voluminous draping folds around her body and featured a subtle high-low bubble skirt.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of folds

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Shell companies, including those in oil, shipping, and investment, facilitate billions of dollars in transactions through networks spanning the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, and Singapore, according to the Treasury Department.

— Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Platforms regularly used by children would be required to assess and report on the risks their networks posed, Luxon said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of networks

Noun

Romanian officials have warned that the danger to border communities is very real.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
As some communities across the country are choosing to end their relationship with Flock Safety and its license plate readers over privacy and police misuse concerns, several Chicago suburbs are renewing their use of the controversial police tool.

— Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of communities

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Those selected were chosen from more than 150 applications and represented over 80 colleges and universities from across the country.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Many leaders of Florida colleges and public agencies have contracts requiring they be paid the statutory maximum of 20 weeks of severance if they are fired for convenience.

— Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of colleges

Noun

Amid the crushes, cliques, and teenage angst, two sisters set out to define themselves on their own terms.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
In a number of sensitive sectors, such as telecommunications, EVs, and drones, such cliques have already formed, setting bans and restrictions on the use of equipment from Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE.

— Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of cliques

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All Palestinian clans and families in Gaza would also be a target for disarmament, which would have an impact on the future of Hamas and Palestinian armed struggle.

— Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
Scores attach to a profile, clans compete by country, challenges travel between friends.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of clans

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When Cantu reaches towards Lopez and screams his wife’s name, a shot rings out and Lopez falls slightly off camera.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
The push and pull between their desire to do good rings true — as does their choice to prioritize their own careers and personal relationships over a much broader international crisis.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026

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