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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Noun
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All 32 teams made their 2025 season debuts in Week 1, with dramatic endings, statement wins and potentially damaging defeats among the outcomes on display.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025 -
This year in particular, the 9/9 portal coincides with the moon in Aries — the first sign of the zodiac — creating a balance between endings and beginnings, especially with Saturn retrograde stationed at the last degree of Pisces while Neptune retrograde journeys through the first degree of Aries.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Two streetcars are connected to opposite ends of a single cable, counterbalancing each other.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some PAs described performing an array of side jobs to make ends meet while PA-ing, like working as a line cook at a local college, as a brand ambassador and as a staff member at a resort.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That is not to say one approach is better or worse than another; rather, even the most scientific approach might still not provide unequivocal conclusions.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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But Berry did not draw conclusions about whose values were ultimately right.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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How to check online The Michigan Department of Transportation maintains a website showing all construction, closures and other information for in-state roads.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Be sure to heed any remaining road closures.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 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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In compliance and tax, these systems stay current on regulation changes and automatically apply the right rule to each client's case, ensuring fewer mistakes, better compliance and quicker closes.—
Tom Invernizzi,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Closedowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closedowns. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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