CLOSES Synonyms: 245 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of close

as in shuts

to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening be sure to close the gate when you leave

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as in closes (down)

to stop the operations of the merchant will close the store if business doesn't improve

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as in ends

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point we'll close the assembly with the singing of our national anthem

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as in expires

to come to an end the services closed with a short prayer

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as in comes

to come near or nearer the two groups closed with each other from opposite sides of the field

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closes

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noun (1)

plural of close

as in courtyards

an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls) a garden in a close at the center of the complex

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closes

3 of 3

noun (2)

plural of close

as in halts

the stopping of a process or activity at the close of the evening

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as in endings

the last part of a process or action managed to conduct the negotiations to a satisfactory close

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Recent Examples of closes

Verb

Bonta has said that Ellison’s pledge for the two studios to release 30 films a year wasn’t enough to end the legal wrangling because prosecutors often are powerless to enforce conditions after a deal closes. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 Jewish tradition never closes the gate on sincere repentance. — Marc Schneier, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 Tracking how current that status stays over time closes a risk that builds quietly after onboarding. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 If a deal closes, Ritchson would play one of the helldivers, with more roles to be announced. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026 The fish is barely breathing, though its mouth opens and closes. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 Before unpacking and settling in, make sure your hotel room door fully closes and latches properly. — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026 The product changes come as Kroger closes stores, including Harris Teeter, Pick 'n Save, Fry's Food and Drug and Fred Meyer, across the country. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 More importantly, part two closes an emotional circle that the first one had just begun to delineate. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

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However, the action may not end at 11pm — deal sheets allow clubs to conclude signings two hours after the transfer window closes, provided the correct paperwork is submitted before the deadline. — Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The drive-in closes for the season after Labor Day and usually reopens on Memorial Day. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Plausibly, then, Chinese forecasters determined that the weather would not break before the current launch window to reach the lunar pole from Wenchang closes. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Aug. 2026 With three weeks to spare until the transfer window closes, there’s still plenty of time for Barcelona to get something over the line and bring Julian to Catalonia, however. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 After the window to submit claims closes, payments will be issued by September, according to the settlement website. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 July 2026 Both stocks posted record closes last week, before pulling back in recent sessions. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 22 July 2026 The brand will continue to be stocked at the store once the pop-up closes later this summer. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 July 2026 As May’s final day of oil trading closes, the price of crude posted its biggest one-month decline in six years, delivering some relief to consumers at the pump and some optimism to investors hoping for an end to sky-high energy prices. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 29 May 2026

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There’s a brief pause, and then my phone goes haywire, inundated with Bluetooth signal spam — new Airpods connections, contact requests, an avalanche of popups that make my phone basically unusable until Hedge shuts it off.

— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
Both failures are expensive in flood response, since a miss floods a warehouse and a false alarm shuts one down for no reason.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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Then a supplier’s API certificate expires overnight, a core system loses its data feed and the business stops for half a day.

— Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The supervisor will weigh in on a new groundwater management plan to implement when the county’s current moratorium on new wells expires next year.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of expires

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There will be recruiting battles and NIL headaches and portal defections and angry message boards and all the other insanity that comes with coaching at a place where fans consider 9-3 an average record rather than an accomplishment.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
The attack comes a day after a roadside bomb struck a security forces convoy in the northwestern Hangu district and killed six soldiers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of comes

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Glass sky bridges connect the boxy pavilions, while inward-facing courtyards bring light into the house.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
Aussie Mick Fogarty and Sascha Hansen from Denmark are the creators of Mick’s Place Rote, three delightful beachfront bungalows with private courtyards in a glade of coconut trees.

— Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026

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The automatic stay halts proceedings but doesn't compel creditors to undo pre-petition filings without operative effect.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Since prolonged production halts can cause permanent damage to oil wells, shutting them down is typically a last resort.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 June 2026

Definition of halts

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This joins the list of the sport’s most controversial endings ever, including other clock mishaps.

— Jason Kirk, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
For those who haven’t seen the only good movie based on a board game (sorry, Battleship), Clue has multiple endings in order to simulate the repeatability of the game.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of endings

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But he’s intrigued enough to take the file from Emma anyway and quickly concludes, along with River, that Loy did not break his own arm and then barbecue himself making marshmallows.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
The move comes at the start of the Fed's two-day policy meeting, with markets pricing in higher chances of a quarter-point rate hike when the meeting concludes Wednesday after August inflation remained well above the central bank's 2% target.

— Lee Ying Shan,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026