CLOSES OUT Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

closes out

verb

Definition of closes out next

present tense third-person singular of close out

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 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 And as the landmark trial closes out its first month, gender has emerged as a dividing — and perhaps decisive — factor in the case. —

Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 27 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 With 14 races scheduled starting on Friday, Oct 31, the event closes out the year in horse racing in North America. —

Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025 His chances at landing the full-time job will likely hinge on how 2-3 Arkansas closes out the season. —

Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 San Diego State, eager to build on the momentum from its victory over Cal, closes out its nonconference schedule against a Northern Illinois program with a reputation for being relentless. —

Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025 As HaRUNbee closes out its 10th year, Thompson is one of many organizers fighting to ensure the city's infant mortality rate continues to decline. —

Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2025

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The settlement ends litigation between Novartis, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, and the estate of Lacks, a mother who died of cervical cancer at age 31 and was buried in an unmarked grave.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
When total lunar eclipses return The drought finally ends at the close of 2028, when the slow westward drift of the moon's orbital nodes brings full moons back into deeper alignment with Earth's shadow.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026