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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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
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
After the win over South Korea, Mexico will close out group play against Czechia at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on Wednesday.
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Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
The Knicks put Anunoby, their best shooter and a good closeout attacker, in the opposite corner.
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Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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Verb
This time, Perry closed out the song by proudly accepting the call from Trudeau, 54, whose contact name was paired with a red heart and a Canadian flag.
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Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
After the win over South Korea, Mexico will close out group play against Czechia at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on Wednesday.
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Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Noun
The Knicks improved to 4-0 in closeout opportunities this season, winning them all on the road.
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Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
The Knicks put Anunoby, their best shooter and a good closeout attacker, in the opposite corner.
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Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for close out
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Kylee and Aven left Bachelor in Paradise in a relationship but without an engagement, though their romance ended shortly after the season finale aired.
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The dismissal of the arson charge does not end the criminal case against Hobby.
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New arrivals of conscription-age Ukrainians, broadly 23 to 60, would be excluded from fresh protections as Kyiv seeks to replenish troops after staggering battlefield losses.
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Many people quickly balked that degrees such as nursing, accounting, architecture and physical therapy were excluded and confined to loan limits of $20,500 annually and $100,000 over a lifetime.
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In the summer of 2025, structural issues shut the doors at Beck for good, and since then, Swanson's sculpture has been stuck there.
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The Halki seminary, founded in 1844 and shut by the Turkish state in 1971, played a central role in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s main theological school.
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For those of you with high clearance vehicles, a four-wheel-drive road branches off toward Echo Park Campground, a secluded riverside site that’s only accessible when the road is dry.
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Christensen suggests the state should instead focus on stripping back environmental regulations that make brush clearance and fire prevention costly, which would ensure state firefighters are not working excessive overtime and the state budget is not being stretched beyond its means.
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The Charlotte City Council voted to select Harrington to finish out the term of Mayor Vi Lyles, which ends in December 2027.
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Each team will need to finish either in its group’s top two or rank in the top eight third-place teams to advance to the round of 32.
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Earlier this month, residents of Monterey Park voted overwhelmingly to ban data centers, making the San Gabriel Valley city the first in the nation to do so by public vote.
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In April, the UK’s home office banned the rapper from entering the country.
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The gap between the two closed marginally in the days since the second voting update released Monday, but Langeliers still finished with a comfortable lead.
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Despite overwhelming pushback at the listening session and beyond, the board still unanimously voted to close the International Newcomer Academy.
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Some concerts will be a bigger bargain than others.
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Relative bargain Please do not be mad at me for relaying this insurance math.
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“Close out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close%20out. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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