as in shutting
to stop the operations of
the coal mine was closed down in the 1930s
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Taylor Swift is reportedly shutting the door on Blake Lively for good.—
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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
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Ted Danson’s Sam Malone is closing up the show’s titular bar for the night when a man walks up to its distinctive wooden door hoping to get a drink.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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The tax was expected to rise to 4% and was meant to ensure rich corporations and people paid their fair share, to improve tax fairness and to reduce the deficit by closing loopholes.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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The final season of Bel-Air will consist of eight hour-long episodes, closing out a series that has redefined a television classic for a new generation.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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Four Rockies relievers blanked the Angels for four innings, with Victor Vodnik closing out the game by striking out pinch-hitter Luis Rengifo with a runner on first to notch his ninth save.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Closing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closing%20%28down%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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