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closing

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adjective

closing

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verb

present participle of close
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as in closing (down)
to stop the operations of the merchant will close the store if business doesn't improve

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Recent Examples of closing
Noun
Some 36% of August closings were all-cash deals, nearly double the national average, the Realtors group reported. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 The approval secured at a special meeting of shareholders held by Fubo on Tuesday still requires regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions for a deal that aims to create a much bigger player in the virtual multichannel video provider to challenge market leader YouTube TV. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
On the Border Mexican Cantina and Grill filed in March 2025, closing landmark Arlington and Dallas locations. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025 Finally, there’s the sleeping area, a spacious room equipped with dual-use furniture and self-closing storage. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for closing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closing
Noun
  • Unlike Peacemaker season one — which is completely DCU, besides the ending and one or two mentions of different things — The Suicide Squad brings up more questions than answers.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
  • To put it into perspective, the structure of Hades II necessitates that players conquer both routes of its story, and multiple times at that to reach the true ending.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Hurray for the Riff Raff is supporting the Head and The Heart on the final few dates of their in-progress North American headlining tour.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Though he was outdueled by Aaron Nola, whose bid for perfection was broken up by Christian Vázquez’s solo home run with two outs in the sixth inning, Ryan turned in one final strong start to cap the best season of his career.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Taylor Swift is reportedly shutting the door on Blake Lively for good.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2025
  • While the process that brings immigrants into the country should be orderly and fair, completely shutting them out is a step toward strategic decline.
    Kristie De Pena, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The duo were especially lethal on Detroit’s top-five power play last season, with Raymond finishing third in points-per-60 and DeBrincat landing 16th in goals-per-60.
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • After finishing as a luxury tax team in each of the past two seasons, the Heat wants to stay out of the luxury tax this season in order to avoid the onerous repeater tax that’s triggered when a team crosses the luxury-tax threshold in four straight seasons or four times during a five-season period.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Teams have no choice but to continue to throw numbers at stopping the run.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
  • That's the same deadline that Grassley gave Noem to respond about stopping student visa authorizations.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The reflective foil discourages unwanted insects and pests like slugs from approaching and harming the plants, but actually helps to attract butterflies.
    Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Snippets of Dorothy in her shiny silver heels and blue gingham dress can be seen throughout the clip as Glind walks down the aisle in a long white wedding train approaching Prince Fiyero.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Slowly, as the curtain lifts on the institution’s insane practices and the complicity of the town at large, the narrative reaches a wild conclusion that defies expectation.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • That is one of the key conclusions of the StepIn 2025 Report published Thursday by Locarno Pro, the Locarno Film Festival‘s industry program.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Stewart made three appearances on a minor-league rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City last week and joined the Dodgers in Arizona for the series against the Diamondbacks.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
  • So Instacart is reviewing orders from last October to see what might be filling trick-or-treaters’ bags across the country this year.
    Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Closing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closing. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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