as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity
ordered a closedown of operations until the cause of the mine explosion could be determined
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closedowns
Noun
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Season 27, episode 2 of the crime procedural featured distinct endings on NBC and on Peacock, and neither platform featured the footage that was broadcast on the other in the show's closing moments.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025 -
Week 4 of the NFL season saw a number of endings, two of which were season ending.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The delegates would have started with tureens of soup set at both ends of the table.—
Victoria Flexner,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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Gwathmey placed the kitchen, bathrooms, and other services at the far ends of the roughly 40-foot-wide and 100-foot-long full-floor apartment, leaving the central area as a vast space large enough to rollerskate through.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Though later criticized for its methodology and sweeping conclusions, its shadow lingers.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
8 Oct. 2025
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Investigators detailed those conclusions in a lengthy memo last month recommending that the office not move forward in charging Comey, according to sources familiar with the memo's contents.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Numerous road closures and flooding of vehicles will be possible, including portions of NC 12.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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The innovative lineup features purses with knotted rope details, a bag shaped like a sailor collar and a laptop bag with magnetic closures that transforms into a pouch for evening.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Digging deeper, Visa stock is trading within striking distance of its 12-month moving average, after spending at least 80% of the last 20 monthly closes above this trendline.—
Schaeffer's Investment Research,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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On the contrary, a state with a latent nuclear program presents a ripe target for adversaries and counterproliferators seeking to prevent weaponization who may be tempted to act swiftly before the window to do so closes and the state can plausibly threaten nuclear retaliation.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Closedowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closedowns. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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