closed shops

Definition of closed shopsnext
plural of closed shop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed shops
Noun
  • Each molecule can contain more than two hundred carbon atoms, twisted into a dizzying array of rings and folds.
    Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • And another law that took effect in 2015 folds tribal consultation into the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The event will also include a kids’ area, as well as local artisans and community organizations.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
  • From ballpark enhancements and fan experience to large-scale real estate developments like Mission Rock, the panel will examine how long-term, flexible capital is helping organizations build enduring value while maintaining operational control.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Burelli also warned the policy shift could transform Venezuela into a laundering hub for illicit gold from across the Amazon basin, with miners from Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and Suriname channeling production through Venezuelan networks before reaching global buyers.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • These networks are strongest if people step in to provide accountability, check in periodically and help navigate care when needed.
    Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Many residents from rural areas have lived on the same land for generations, watching a cycle of outside companies profit from extracting the state’s resources — from timber to coal and oil and gas — only to pollute and abandon communities afterward.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The Interfaith Advisory Commission would help to coordinate religious services, address the needs of at-risk communities, and provide a platform for education and awareness on integrating different traditions.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • More than 1,000 students from all the area’s major colleges and 60 high schools have signed on.
    Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Hamm talked about playing football in high school and being recruited by three colleges.
    Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The dark comedy about teen suicide and social cliques was adapted into a musical by Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy and had an off-Broadway run in 2014.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
  • During Tuesday’s board meeting, Sheriff Robert Luna insisted that a series of measures have been or were being implemented to prevent deputies’ participation in internal cliques or gangs.
    City News Service, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In mid-July, armed groups affiliated with Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri clashed with local Bedouin clans, spurring intervention by government forces who effectively sided with the Bedouins.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The Dow was poised to drop about 50 points when the opening bell rings.
    Max Burman, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Products aimed at women in that stage of life include everything from bracelets and rings claiming to help ease hot flashes to cooling blankets and bedding.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Closed shops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20shops. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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