CLOSES (DOWN) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

closes (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of close (down)

as in shuts

to stop the operations of the coal mine was closed down in the 1930s

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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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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

Definition of closes

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First-time headliners Riley Green and Zach Top will anchor the first two nights of the country music festival, before genre superstar Garth Brooks closes out the final night.

— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
Miranda closes out her video with this statement, as well as a prediction that more brands will take up the mantle of effort-signaling content.

— Lis Anderson, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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closes (down)

close shave

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