1
as in to end
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
the team closed out the season with major losses
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2
as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
don't assume an attitude that closes out any possibility of a compromise
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Recent Examples of close out
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Gregory Soto earned the save in the ninth, stranding Javier Sanoja at second base to close out the game.
—Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
Kate Gray, CBS News, 10 June 2026
If that had gone in, Vegas might be heading to Carolina for a potential closeout game.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
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Verb
Meanwhile, there were the Spurs, young and talented and likely headed for years of success, but who, save for their one win in the series, simply couldn’t close out a game.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Gregory Soto earned the save in the ninth, stranding Javier Sanoja at second base to close out the game.
—Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
Noun
Douglas served as a backup and closeout crew member for the 2026 Artemis II mission, which sent humans beyond low Earth orbit for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972.
—Kate Gray, CBS News, 10 June 2026
If that had gone in, Vegas might be heading to Carolina for a potential closeout game.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for close out
Verb
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Before going down with the season-ending ailment, Thornton had unseated Chau Smith-Wade as the team’s starting nickel corner prior to the Week 11 win over Atlanta.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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The notion that nature begins only where humans end is anathema to the Cornish spirit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Verb
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My agency was working with an e-commerce client running a promotion that excluded specific items.—
Robert Burko,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Our statute only provides that derivatives on onions and motion picture box office receipts are excluded from our scope.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The war displaced most of the Palestinian population of more than 2 million, left large parts of the territory in rubble and created widespread shortages of food, medicine and other basic supplies asGaza’s border crossings — all but one controlled by Israel — were shut.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Judenis shut Stonington down in order and Chase Boudreau started the bottom half of the ninth with a single to right.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
Noun
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This regulatory clearance follows an intense evaluation of a 724-page proposal that covered system engineering, safety protocols, economic projections, and environmental impacts.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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Given how difficult the property is to access, the pool’s dimensions were limited by railroad clearances.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The offense finished 2-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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His home run tied the score at three apiece, and Tucker wasn’t finished.—
Liana Handler
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Australia was the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them last December from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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What other items are banned at stadium?—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Iranian military forces stopped a tanker from transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway that the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced would be closed yesterday, according to the semiofficial Tasnim news agency.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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All westbound lanes of Interstate Highway 30 are closed at Montgomery Street in Fort Worth due to an accident, officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
Noun
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The next World Cup cycle will be a dramatically different negotiation, with Fox’s bargain-rate deal expiring and the 2026 ratings bonanza on the table as evidence of what the rights are actually worth.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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The contract looked like a bargain when Strider had his breakout season in 2023.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
15 June 2026
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“Close out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close%20out. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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