CLOSING OUT Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

closing out

verb

present participle of close out

as in ending

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point the team closed out the season with major losses

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as in excluding

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of don't assume an attitude that closes out any possibility of a compromise

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as in closing (down)

to stop the operations of failing health forced the cardiologist to close out his practice

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Recent Examples of closing out Beginning in March, Leo Fincham and Rowan Please will make their way through New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and other major cities, before closing out the 20-date jaunt in Toronto. — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026 The Brewers now send out their best pitcher to the mound in hopes of closing out the season. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Timothée Chalamet is closing out his Dune chapter with his most shocking physical transformation to date. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 Oct. 2026 The person may have been closing out a bearish position or placing a bet the precious metal finds a floor around $375. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 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 By Monday things will be back to business with a Burberry plaid trench closing out the week. — Phil Oh, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026 The president’s vow came during his keynote address closing out the first night of the Republican midterm convention. — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2026 Attorneys will present final arguments Tuesday — closing out an unusually long preliminary — and Graf plans to announce his decision from the bench, state courts spokesperson Tania Mashburn said. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

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Rahm shot 5-under 67 and was 23-under par for the week at Yas Links, two strokes clear of Hatton (68) and four ahead of McIlroy (69) in the first of the two season-ending playoff tournaments in the United Arab Emirates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
Since taking over as the starter after a season-ending injury to Linc Frazier, Stephenson has passed for 1,420 yards and 21 touchdowns.

— Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of ending

Verb

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
Failing infrastructure In Miami Shores, the waters submerged the city’s golf course, shutting it down for days to dry out.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of shutting

Verb

On average, 83 percent of IFM students are employed within one year of finishing their studies, Romatet said.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Despite limiting the conference’s top rushing attack, FIU struggled to prevent Liberty from finishing drives, turning a promising defensive statistic into a glaring weakness.

— Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of finishing

Verb

His campaign is focused on abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, banning data centers and providing green jobs.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Pakistan in recent years has taken a U-turn on cryptocurrency, opting to regulate digital assets instead of outright banning them.

— Betsy Joles, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

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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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Koosman battled an assortment of injuries in 1971 and ’72 and for a time was relegated to the bullpen by Hodges’ successor Yogi Berra in ’72 before returning to the rotation and winding up 11-12.

— Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
One&Only followed this with its villas winding up from the jetty to the central building at the peak, which houses the reception, boutique, and five distinctive dining options.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of winding up

Verb

Building these new relationships to reduce European dependence on the United States would not mean shutting out Washington entirely.

— Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
The Giants were shutting out the Titans, 12-0, at the start of Sunday’s fourth quarter.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026