CLOSING (DOWN) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

closing (down)

verb

Definition of closing (down)

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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In the spring of 2024, boxes piled up in UPS Store locations in Avondale and Bucktown for weeks, after UPS cut ties with the franchise owner, shutting them out the system over a financial dispute.

— Sara Machi, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
Sunday’s attacks cut electricity in two northern towns, shutting markets and bakeries and threatening hospitals, water supplies and winter crops as diesel shortages leave few alternatives.

— Hamza Fahmy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of shutting

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The feud accelerated over the closing weeks of the campaign when Cenk Uygur’s Rebellion PAC began running the anti-Israel ad that would eventually convince Stevens to endorse Rogers.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Analysts are eager to hear more about Roku, with Fox in the midst of closing that $22 billion cash and stock acquisition announced last June.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of closing

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Miami is still in a good position to make the postseason, but closing out the regular season with three wins — starting with Duke on Saturday — makes UM a near shoe-in.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
The duo is currently closing out a North American tour, playing in Seattle tonight and Denver Friday before ending the run at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on Sunday.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 11 Nov. 2026

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