as in endings
the last part of a process or action
a stand-up comedian has to have a strong closing if he wants a spirited round of applause
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Recent Examples of closings
Trade show groups have been grappling with how to adapt to the trend shift over the last few years, while retailers like REI and Orvis have revealed new store closings just this week.
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
A number of changes are coming to the Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch restaurant scenes, with several new openings planned along with a couple of closings.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Weisheyer said his thousands of members statewide have yet to get too upset about the shutdown, which is only a minor delay to some closings — for now.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
However, school closings vary by state and school district.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Since the 1960s, a total of 18 Metro Nashville Public Schools have closed, and some very heated football rivalries ended with those closings.
—Mike Organ, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
During past closings, workers sometimes protested working without pay by calling in sick or using slowdown tactics.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The closings also come at a time when one Mecklenburg District Court judge, Tyyawdi Hands, remains out on medical leave.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
The abrupt closings come two weeks after the business shut down its original Newark, Delaware, location, as well as two additional locations in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, and Voorhees, New Jersey.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
A number of changes are coming to the Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch restaurant scenes, with several new openings planned along with a couple of closings.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Weisheyer said his thousands of members statewide have yet to get too upset about the shutdown, which is only a minor delay to some closings — for now.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
However, school closings vary by state and school district.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Since the 1960s, a total of 18 Metro Nashville Public Schools have closed, and some very heated football rivalries ended with those closings.
—Mike Organ, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
During past closings, workers sometimes protested working without pay by calling in sick or using slowdown tactics.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The closings also come at a time when one Mecklenburg District Court judge, Tyyawdi Hands, remains out on medical leave.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
The abrupt closings come two weeks after the business shut down its original Newark, Delaware, location, as well as two additional locations in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, and Voorhees, New Jersey.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closings
Noun
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Season 27, episode 2 of the crime procedural featured distinct endings on NBC and on Peacock, and neither platform featured the footage that was broadcast on the other in the show's closing moments.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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Week 4 of the NFL season saw a number of endings, two of which were season ending.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Though later criticized for its methodology and sweeping conclusions, its shadow lingers.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
8 Oct. 2025
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Investigators detailed those conclusions in a lengthy memo last month recommending that the office not move forward in charging Comey, according to sources familiar with the memo's contents.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Both the Tigers and Twins won their finales to set up a winner-take-all extra game – in Minneapolis, thanks to the Twins’ edge in the season series.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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While this criticism is overstated, as a lot of his books have bone-chilling finales or thematically rich conclusions, there are certainly a lot of stories where he's failed to land the plane.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The delegates would have started with tureens of soup set at both ends of the table.—
Victoria Flexner,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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Gwathmey placed the kitchen, bathrooms, and other services at the far ends of the roughly 40-foot-wide and 100-foot-long full-floor apartment, leaving the central area as a vast space large enough to rollerskate through.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Digging deeper, Visa stock is trading within striking distance of its 12-month moving average, after spending at least 80% of the last 20 monthly closes above this trendline.—
Schaeffer's Investment Research,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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On the contrary, a state with a latent nuclear program presents a ripe target for adversaries and counterproliferators seeking to prevent weaponization who may be tempted to act swiftly before the window to do so closes and the state can plausibly threaten nuclear retaliation.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Closings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closings. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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