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as in ends
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 excludes
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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as in shuts
to stop the operations of
failing health forced the cardiologist to close out his practice
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Recent Examples of closes out
The contemporary dance troupe closes out a 20-year run with its final three hometown shows, including works by choreographers Fernando Magadan, Cayetano Soto, Joan Rodriguez, Richard Siegal and Trey McIntyre.
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Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The evening closes out with a spirited and twerk-forward performance from Zara Larsson.
—Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Towns closes out intelligently, taking away the 3-pointer and having faith that the defenders behind him will react appropriately.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Saturday will feature Keith Urban and Shaboozey, and Sunday closes out with country stars Luke Combs and Megan Moroney.
—Ted Scouten, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Rojeck closes out Wealth -Strategies to Grow and Protect What Matters with a chapter titled Tying it All Together.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Texas closes out the regular season with a trip Wednesday to Arkansas and a home game Saturday against Oklahoma.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
Their free skate closes out the team event on Sunday, just two days before their first day of individual competition.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
Sierra Canyon closes out the regular season on Tuesday at Chaminade.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 25 Jan. 2026
Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The evening closes out with a spirited and twerk-forward performance from Zara Larsson.
—Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Towns closes out intelligently, taking away the 3-pointer and having faith that the defenders behind him will react appropriately.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Saturday will feature Keith Urban and Shaboozey, and Sunday closes out with country stars Luke Combs and Megan Moroney.
—Ted Scouten, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Rojeck closes out Wealth -Strategies to Grow and Protect What Matters with a chapter titled Tying it All Together.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Texas closes out the regular season with a trip Wednesday to Arkansas and a home game Saturday against Oklahoma.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
Their free skate closes out the team event on Sunday, just two days before their first day of individual competition.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
Sierra Canyon closes out the regular season on Tuesday at Chaminade.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closes out
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Voting for the mall ends June 1.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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Fans who fear Major League Baseball is headed toward a work stoppage because the collective-bargaining agreement ends later this year could not have liked the events of the past week.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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That too excludes it from the growth comparison.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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But an even more important metric for the Federal Reserve is core PCE, which excludes the more volatile categories of food and energy.—
D. Brian Blank,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Related Stories Speaking with Variety on Zoom from her apartment in New York City, Moafi shuts it down without hesitation.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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Some days, Gonce shuts herself in the bathroom, slides to the floor and sobs.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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After certification work concludes, Airbus will retrofit the aircraft to Qantas’ final commercial specifications ahead of delivery preparations.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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The trailer concludes with Reinsve entering the space as well.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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The law bans fees on the tax or tip portions of customers’ bills.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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The bill’s backers are considering more guidelines to make sure the bill only specifically bans those agents who participated in the ongoing immigration crackdown, Gonzalez said.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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Alcaraz, who plans to attend Palomar College next season and work as a middle infielder, finishes the season 7-3 with 74 strikeouts in 47 1/3 innings.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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To be sure, barring an Eric Swalwell-style implosion by Becerra or Steyer, depending on who finishes in the top two, the next governor of California will almost certainly be a Democrat.—
Daniel Borenstein,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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The gap closes faster when one area gets full attention.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The giant longhorn bull statue that has stood outside 612 University Drive for 25 years will move to Fred’s Texas Cafe after J&J closes May 30, Fred’s boss Quincy Wallace announced.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2026
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And to me, that’s very alien to imagine that the Universe could be not following some laws, that there isn’t some set of rules out there that determines what really happens?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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None of this rules out an agreement on Chinese investments in the US as part of a broader trade deal.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Closes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closes%20out. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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