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closing (down)

verb

Definition of closing (down)next
present participle of close (down)
as in shutting
to stop the operations of the coal mine was closed down in the 1930s

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closing (down)
  1. shutting
  2. closing
  3. closing out
Verb
  • Years of court battles followed, and ultimately the city of San Jose passed a law shutting him down.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Picture three competing CEOs, worried that their product might kill people, hopping on a conference call to discuss shutting it all down for a while.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of shutting
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  • Ung, the son of Cambodian refugees and a onetime personal trainer turned reluctant doughnut maker, is closing the chapter on Monarch to rest — and weigh what might come next.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The 70-year-old sought within minutes of polls closing Sunday in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin to shore up his position in his center-right Christian Democratic Union.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of closing
Verb
  • The first curveball of the night came when word hit that Young was closing out the night, as opposed to Willie Nelson.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Amal Clooney is closing out summer with a major dose of dopamine dressing.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of closing out
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“Closing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closing%20%28down%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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