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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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What happens once the tour wraps, the season ends, the algorithm cools or the headlines wane?—
Sandra Richards,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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The Senate passed its own version of the larger health bill so both chambers will have to find compromise before session ends May 18.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Subscription excludes print edition.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The authors found tariffs have already had a measurable impact on inflation, specifically core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Another shuts a door on an old-timer in the middle of his menacing monologue about an apocalyptic storm.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Plugging the metal end of the hose into the inlet engages the vacuum’s motor, turning the machine on; when the hose is unplugged, the system shuts itself off.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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As the 2025-26 sports year concludes, fans hope stability has arrived — for real, this time — in the form of coach Kyle Whittingham.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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The 2026 Cannes Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday and concludes on May 23.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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The legislation, the Tribune-Review reported, bans employees or contractors from inquiring about immigration status and forbids law enforcement to take action based on immigration status.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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The policy also bans material that admits to or encourages poaching.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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West Orange finishes the season 20-13.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Construction could begin after the city signs off on annexation, plats and a new water well for the area, but the developer told council members homes are unlikely to be occupied until after ITD finishes its Karcher Road work, with full build‑out expected to take five to 10 years.—
Noah Daly
May 7,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
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The season opens and closes with one of the orchestra’s five artistic partners, conductor Gábor Takács Nagy, whose programs celebrate folk traditions from both Hungary and the United States.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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Blue Origin had been targeting its moonbound lander mission for summer, but that could slip to later in the year depending on when the FAA closes the mishap investigation.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 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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