1
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
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.
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Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closes out
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Sources said Bessent is waiting to interview current Fed members until after the blackout period surrounding next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting ends.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Atlanta Braves have a difficult decision to make with manager Brian Snitker once the season ends.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Economists expected that a core measurement of PPI that excludes food and energy would slightly increase on an annual basis.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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This generally applies to the think tanks and generally excludes media sites like the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg and Reuters, all of which are listed at the end.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The municipality of Benicia faces a $10 million budget hit if Valero shuts the refinery as planned, said Mayor Steve Young.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Marswalker then shuts its front flap to secure the robot vacuum inside, turns, and drives up or down a nearby staircase, before opening the flap again so the S2 can go about cleaning on a different floor.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The report concludes that North Korea is far from adhering to its obligations under international law.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Thursday’s report concludes the investigation into the collision between a Bell 407, on a helicopter coordinator training flight, and a Sikorsky S-64E Skycrane helitanker during a 2023 wildfire near Cabazon, California.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The platform bans content that glorifies violence, incites harm or celebrates attacks.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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That’s in part because of a new law passed in the 2025 Idaho legislative session, against Boise’s wishes, that bans public camping.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That would mean extending the League One play-off to the team that finishes eighth and the League Two play-off to ninth, as four teams go up and down between Leagues One and Two.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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As things stand, there's a small chance Brown finishes his career anywhere other than Boston.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The new rule closes that gap by mandating validated self-assessments and third-party assessments before award decisions.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The payment of the 183 million euros closes all investigations into evasion of taxes on an estate estimated by the Italian authorities to be worth around 800 million euros.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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This approach helps untangle cause from coincidence – and rules out confounding factors better than with observational studies.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Aug. 2025
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This rules out hundreds of millions of PCs, despite occasional suggestions that some of those machines may be upgraded anyway.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Closes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closes%20out. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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