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
Bloomin' Brands did not release a list of restaurant closings or locations.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
What To Know All employers in the United States with 100 or more full-time employees are required to provide a 60-day notice in advance of mass layoffs or plant closings under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Cam phasers help control the timing of valve openings and closings.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
By cutting the cost and complexity of closings, the company hopes to expand access to homeownership, reduce fraud, and help smaller regional title firms compete with national giants.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
In the days after Niccol announced the job cuts and store closings, some workers briefly walked off the job at various Starbucks, including in Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis, Nashville and Eugene, Oregon, to raise attention to their contract fight.
—Mike Snider, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
While many markets across the country are seeing a slowdown in closings, greater Nashville recorded a 2% year-over-year increase, a sign of local market strength.
—Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Oct. 2025
To have any hope of a successful turnaround, Spring felt that Macy’s needed a cultural reset first, to inspire a workforce battered by years of falling revenue, store closings, and staff reductions, and get buy-in to his strategy.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
McKinley County's poor infrastructure reflects its disproportionately high poverty rate — triple the national average — stemming in part from the closings of mines, power plants and oil refineries.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
What To Know All employers in the United States with 100 or more full-time employees are required to provide a 60-day notice in advance of mass layoffs or plant closings under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Cam phasers help control the timing of valve openings and closings.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
By cutting the cost and complexity of closings, the company hopes to expand access to homeownership, reduce fraud, and help smaller regional title firms compete with national giants.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
In the days after Niccol announced the job cuts and store closings, some workers briefly walked off the job at various Starbucks, including in Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis, Nashville and Eugene, Oregon, to raise attention to their contract fight.
—Mike Snider, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
While many markets across the country are seeing a slowdown in closings, greater Nashville recorded a 2% year-over-year increase, a sign of local market strength.
—Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Oct. 2025
To have any hope of a successful turnaround, Spring felt that Macy’s needed a cultural reset first, to inspire a workforce battered by years of falling revenue, store closings, and staff reductions, and get buy-in to his strategy.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
McKinley County's poor infrastructure reflects its disproportionately high poverty rate — triple the national average — stemming in part from the closings of mines, power plants and oil refineries.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closings
Noun
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Janus is the Roman god of doorways, beginnings and endings, and transitions.—
Gwen Faulkenberry,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Aside from the characters’ happy endings, many of the Conformity Gate clues appear in the finale’s graduation scene.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
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The farm’s owners disputed the CFIA’s conclusions, arguing that the ostriches that survived the flu might offer disease-fighting antibodies for research – an idea that Kennedy endorsed in his letter to the CFIA in May after meeting with Canadian officials.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Admittedly, this study has a restricted scope and much more research is needed before conclusions can be drawn.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
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Weekend Update co-hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che‘s Joke Swap has become a semi-annual Saturday Night Live tradition and a highlight of NBC program’s Christmas episodes and season finales.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
21 Dec. 2025
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The result was one of the most pulse-pounding finales in reality TV history.—
EW Staff December 5,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Dec. 2025
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Bowie set his sights on the ends of the observable universe, and on places even darker.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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The company’s latest model, the Saros Rover, comes with two articulated legs with wheels at their ends.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
9 Jan. 2026
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And as 2025 closes and a new year begins, Fogliato is showing progress.—
Brian Womack,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Jan. 2026
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No, gift cards can become worthless if the business files for bankruptcy or closes.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
25 Dec. 2025
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Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
28 Nov. 2025
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“Closings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closings. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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