CLOSURE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

closure

noun

ˈklō-zhər

Definition of closure

as in cessation

the stopping of a process or activity after the closure of the region's last copper mine, the population simply withered away

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Recent Examples of closure Russian assaults since Thursday have forced the full or partial closure of three of Kyiv’s six road bridges, causing traffic jams in Moscow’s latest effort to disrupt life in the Ukrainian capital. — Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 The strike came after two days of Russian assaults forced the full or partial closure of three of Kyiv’s six road bridges over the Dnipro River. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 The Olathe board would retain local control and the final say on closures. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026 News of the TriBeCa branch closure comes on the heels of a series of changes at the gallery, with cofounder Roland Augustine retiring at the beginning of this year, after forty years of dealing. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for closure

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Noun

But these trends of a shift from vaping to smoking as a cessation tool are less about changes in smoking prevalence, and more about a public health messaging failure that could have lasting consequences, experts warn.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
That initial agreement included provisions on sanctions relief; the release of frozen assets; and a cessation of military operations, including in Lebanon.

— Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of cessation

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— William Earl, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
That material teased Beyond’s continuation of Across the Spider-Verse’s ending.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of ending

Noun

The government that came soon after brought it all to a screeching, heavily consequential halt.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
But ongoing deportations from the United States threaten to bring these transfers, which are a lifeline for the country’s economy and its people, to a halt.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of halt

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The lovely south-facing casement windows in the living room are original; at the other end of the apartment is enough room for a second bedroom or office, plus a closet).

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Oct. 2026
OpenAI’s closest rival, Anthropic, has shown no inclination to delay its own IPO, which is expected sometime before year’s end.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of end

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Zeiler was appointed president of WarnerMedia International in 2020, adding responsibility for Discovery’s international footprint following the close of the Discovery-WarnerMedia merger in April 2022.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Nearly half of its 35,500 total employees had equity in the company as of this week’s merger close, up from about 8,500 in 2022.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of close

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And your job as a writer is to put some order onto those pieces, but not necessarily to draw some giant conclusion about them.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
The league, however, did not publicly identify the standard used to reach that conclusion.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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