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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
Saturday will feature Keith Urban and Shaboozey, and Sunday closes out with country stars Luke Combs and Megan Moroney.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closes out
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Creating that kind of structure, Manning suggests, is essential to easing the pressure teachers carry long after the school day ends.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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The company in the new agreement removed the biggest obstacle — the right to keep workers for at least three hours after their shift ends at its discretion — from their proposal Local 12775 Vice President Vern Beck told the Post-Tribune Friday.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Rheinmetall values excludes frame and utilization nomination.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Social Security deduction excludes both very low and higher earners.—
Shannon Pettypiece,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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At one point, Woods tightly shuts his eyes while having to stack his fists, clap, and count.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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McPartlin will play Detective Mike Garner, a pigheaded CRASH detective who quickly shuts Bosch down for overstepping.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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The women were informed that filming for season five was to be paused until production’s investigation, which is separate from the law enforcement investigation, concludes.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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That concludes today’s newsletter.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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The measure has some exceptions, such as undercover operations, SCUBA teams, bomb squads, and SWAT teams, but broadly bans masks.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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The law bans fees on the tax or tip portions of customers’ bills.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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In that heartbreaking scene, Hal (Cranston) finishes setting up the elaborate domino run, only to set it off when leaving the room to pick up a video camera.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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Samantha Santana finishes a shot from 15 yards out on a pass from Dylan Watson as the Texans take advantage of a counterattack to extend their lead.—
Colby Gordon,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
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Some theater operators have also questioned whether the combined company could achieve its goal of releasing 30 films a year, particularly after the cost cuts that are expected after the merger closes.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Those neighborhoods will be in the spotlight for this Sunday’s Viva CalleSJ, the event that closes miles of roadway to motor vehicles and opens them up for cyclists, runners, skaters and strollers.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 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 19 Apr. 2026.
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