cordoning (off)

present participle of cordon (off)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cordoning (off)
closing in
Verb
  • The chipmaker is now closing in on the $5 trillion market cap milestone , which no other company has hit before.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Following critical and audience acclaim, the production returned to the Barbican for a limited run in autumn 2023 before closing in March 2024.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Cordoning (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordoning%20%28off%29. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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