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 MoDOT said that the closure would be necessary to ensure safety of pedestrians and motorists. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026 The city closed the Peninsula to nonresident traffic, with more street closures starting at 62nd Place. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 Due to airport closures, American Airlines, the largest provider of flights at CLT, suspended operations in Destin-Fort Walton Beach and Pensacola Thursday night. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026 Canny will be in charge of programming at the institution, despite the looming two-year closure of its main building. — News Desk, Artforum, 9 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

Noun

The final scene was shot on Marina Beach at the end of a rough day, in a window of just a few hours.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
The vestiges of his fading memory flash by with a haunting plainness, the melancholy of all this Americana and the sadness of a mind ravaged by time strike the viewer plainly at the end of this maximalist piece of life-writing.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of end

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Friday's close was $193, with the 50-day at $187 and the 200-day at $164.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of close

Noun

But viewers had already seen Rosalía in them minutes earlier, at the conclusion of her one appearance in a comedy sketch.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The report’s main conclusion was that two years ago, the DeSantis team diverted $10 million from a Medicaid settlement for political purposes.

— Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of conclusion

Noun

When sales came back down to earth, Guitar Center had the wrong merchandise on hand, a problem that was hard to remedy as Chinese factory shutdowns caused supply chain chaos.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Gandhirajan estimated that the one-day shutdown cost the government around 84 lakh rupees, or $86,800, in GST revenue.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

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