as in shutting
to stop the operations of
the coal mine was closed down in the 1930s
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Due to the high demand for electricity, the old coal plant isn't completely shutting either.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
2 May 2026 -
Relievers Matt Strahm and Lucas Erceg played their own important roles in shutting the door in Seattle.—
Jaylon Thompson
May 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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Eichel hasn’t scored a goal in two games and Marner has only an empty-net goal in the closing moments of Game 1.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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An example of working together would be my approach to closing Men’s Central Jail.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
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On this recent and unseasonably warm afternoon, Ronnie, 15, was tasked with closing out an hourlong lecture on free people of color in the Revolutionary War.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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His last-minute, mixmaster approach to closing out the transit negotiations irritated several participants, but the end result was a fiscally responsible and transformative restructuring of mass transit in northern Illinois.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Closing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closing%20%28down%29. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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