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
Restaurant and bar Smokey Bones is welcoming new leadership and closing more stores due to underperformance, bringing the company’s total number of recent closings to 15.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The competition has also led to some store closings.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Here's the full roundup of openings and closings.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
The drive-thru closings come amid other headwinds.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
According to July housing data from Greater Nashville Realtors, closings rose 3% compared to last year, with a slight uptick in pending sales — both signs that buyer activity remains strong.
—Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
There were nearly 6,000 closings by the end of June, a 65% surge over the same period a year ago, according to Coresight Research, a data cruncher for the commercial real estate industry.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Fintech company Figure will lend homeowners up to 95% of their home's value and offers fully remote closings in states where it's allowed.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
With so many new restaurants opening in the past several years, a large number closings are almost certainly an inevitability.
—Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Saleen Martin, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The competition has also led to some store closings.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Here's the full roundup of openings and closings.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
The drive-thru closings come amid other headwinds.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
According to July housing data from Greater Nashville Realtors, closings rose 3% compared to last year, with a slight uptick in pending sales — both signs that buyer activity remains strong.
—Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
There were nearly 6,000 closings by the end of June, a 65% surge over the same period a year ago, according to Coresight Research, a data cruncher for the commercial real estate industry.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Fintech company Figure will lend homeowners up to 95% of their home's value and offers fully remote closings in states where it's allowed.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
With so many new restaurants opening in the past several years, a large number closings are almost certainly an inevitability.
—Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closings
Noun
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Others are finding elegant endings, like Links Hall, which ceased operations this summer after nearly four decades as a hub for small, experimental performance.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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And perhaps this will be Swift’s most lasting contribution to culture, not her music, or business innovations, but her proof that love stories can have happy endings without requiring women to disappear into them.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That is not to say one approach is better or worse than another; rather, even the most scientific approach might still not provide unequivocal conclusions.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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But Berry did not draw conclusions about whose values were ultimately right.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is shorter than other Bachelor franchise finales, which are typically three hours.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Royals are 28-14 in series finales this season.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Two streetcars are connected to opposite ends of a single cable, counterbalancing each other.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some PAs described performing an array of side jobs to make ends meet while PA-ing, like working as a line cook at a local college, as a brand ambassador and as a staff member at a resort.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In compliance and tax, these systems stay current on regulation changes and automatically apply the right rule to each client's case, ensuring fewer mistakes, better compliance and quicker closes.—
Tom Invernizzi,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The volume bars show six weekly volume totals above the 50-period average of 94 million shares — four of which were positive weekly closes.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
26 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Closings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closings. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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