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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
Their free skate closes out the team event on Sunday, just two days before their first day of individual competition.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closes out
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For others, such as Roman Catholicism, Lent ends at sundown on Maundy, or Holy Thursday.—
Marina Johnson,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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Antibus said that when snowfall ends, the leftover snowpack is what causes dangerous conditions for avalanches in the backcountry.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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That both subverts and excludes the traditional TV distribution model, where sellers either adopt programming from their production stablemates or go out and acquire third-party content.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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The new law also excludes those convicted of homicide, drug trafficking and serious human rights violations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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America needs more social workers — and a pathway into the profession that expands opportunity, not one that shuts people out.—
David Kilmnick,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Glinda hears it from her apartment and shuts her doors.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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Having flown with the team Monday for Tuesday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks at the start of a trip that concludes Thursday against the Philadelphia 76ers, the fourth-year forward returned to Miami on Tuesday due to what the team is listing as low-back tightness.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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Those decisions are expected by the end of June when the court’s term concludes, but could come as soon as this week when the justices release more decisions on Tuesday and Wednesday.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, City Section commissioner Vicky Lagos announced that Marquez and South East have been removed from the Open Division playoffs because of ineligible players that violated CIF bylaw 600, which bans players from participating in outside leagues during the season of their sport.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The executive order bans non-essential motor vehicle travel in Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable and Dukes counties, which includes Martha's Vineyard.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Marauders got second place at 138 thanks to senior Manuel Garcia, a third-place finisher at 132 with senior Ryan Talon-Kelly, fifth place for Mathew Salas at 120, and ninth-place finishes from Mason McDonald (126), Anthony Guzman (106), and Daniel O’Brien (190) and John Kelly (215).—
Erik Anderson,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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Dallas finishes the season series winless against Minnesota (0-3) and has struggled against the Wolves with a 1-5 record since that Western Conference Finals clash.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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As Black History Month closes, Baltimore confronts a version of that same demand.—
Jack Hill,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2026
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The festival hosted by the San Diego Bird Alliance offers free community days at the Marina Village Conference Center in Mission Bay and closes with a Bird-day Cake celebration March 1.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 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 28 Feb. 2026.
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