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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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Supporters frame the observance as recognition of traditional family structures, while critics say the timing and language amount to political counterprogramming that excludes LGBTQ+ families.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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That too excludes it from the growth comparison.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
31 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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But the spending wasn't enough to help Steyer break through the top two, McCuan concludes.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The 2026 Tribeca Film Festival kicked off on June 3 and concludes on June 14.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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On Tuesday, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved the first reading of a draft ordinance that bans parking on Highway 1 about 900 feet north of the bridge and 700 feet south of the bridge.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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The law also bans federal law enforcement from using state and local facilities for immigration enforcement.—
Natalia Mittelstadt,
Baltimore Sun,
9 June 2026
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With the City Council’s approval, city staff now has 45 days to conduct due diligence on the land before the sale closes.—
Matan Josephy,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2026
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Choreographer Madeline Hollander closes her red notebook and instructs the dancers to start from the beginning.—
Steven Vargas,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Saturday's Belmont Stakes marked the third consecutive, and final, year in which the race took place at Saratoga Race Course in Upstate New York, as Belmont Park finishes up renovations.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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The tour kicked off on April 22 in San Diego and finishes on July 30 in Warsaw, Poland.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
6 June 2026
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The paper also rules out a competing explanation.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
9 June 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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