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Recent Examples of shut-in
An abrupt shut-in causes fines migration — when tiny particles of rock and clay within the porous materials become dislodged, settle, and severely plug the pore throats near the wellbore.
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Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
According to Wood Mackenzie’s calculations, across the four countries, about nine million barrels of oil a day have now been shut-in, which is more than eight per cent of the prewar total.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2026
Taken together, these storage dynamics point to a simple conclusion: If transit routes remain closed, widespread production shut-ins across the region will accelerate.
—Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Iraq and Kuwait have already begun to shut-in production, with analysts warning that the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia may also be vulnerable if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed for a sustained period.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 9 Mar. 2026
Her brother, Casey (Spike Fearn), is an agoraphobic shut-in failing to confront his mounting mental-health crises.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
That means overcoming Ella’s hostility and bridging the divide with her uncommunicative kid brother Casey (Spike Fearn), an MIT graduate who has become an agoraphobic shut-in since his breakup with beloved girlfriend Susan (Ayo Edebiri).
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
By visiting with the sick and shut-in, helping the bereaved, ministering to the incarcerated, always being willing to open the doors of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church to more people, teaching theology to other pastors and more, Thornhill was a pastor.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Just as shut-in was the driver of a big Chevrolet Suburban, except that its 28% near-view in 2023 had not shrunk quite as much from the mere 56% view available to drivers of the body shape launched in 2000, the earliest tested.
—Ian Baker
august 21, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
According to Wood Mackenzie’s calculations, across the four countries, about nine million barrels of oil a day have now been shut-in, which is more than eight per cent of the prewar total.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2026
Taken together, these storage dynamics point to a simple conclusion: If transit routes remain closed, widespread production shut-ins across the region will accelerate.
—Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Iraq and Kuwait have already begun to shut-in production, with analysts warning that the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia may also be vulnerable if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed for a sustained period.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 9 Mar. 2026
Her brother, Casey (Spike Fearn), is an agoraphobic shut-in failing to confront his mounting mental-health crises.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
That means overcoming Ella’s hostility and bridging the divide with her uncommunicative kid brother Casey (Spike Fearn), an MIT graduate who has become an agoraphobic shut-in since his breakup with beloved girlfriend Susan (Ayo Edebiri).
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
By visiting with the sick and shut-in, helping the bereaved, ministering to the incarcerated, always being willing to open the doors of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church to more people, teaching theology to other pastors and more, Thornhill was a pastor.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Just as shut-in was the driver of a big Chevrolet Suburban, except that its 28% near-view in 2023 had not shrunk quite as much from the mere 56% view available to drivers of the body shape launched in 2000, the earliest tested.
—Ian Baker
august 21, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut-in
Noun
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The recluse toxin binds to the surface of cells and scoots along it like a lawn mower, clipping the heads off molecules on this surface.—
Matthew Cordes,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
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The villagers start blaming the recluse ‘witch’ of the village who is known to practice black magic.—
William Earl,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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DeChambeau grew up about 45 minutes away from where Talley lives in the central valley of California.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In it, Day-Lewis plays a hermit in the North England woods who’s visited by an old friend (Sean Bean) sent to bring him back to his son.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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In it, Day-Lewis plays a hermit in the North England woods who’s visited by an old friend (Sean Bean) sent to bring him back to his son.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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It was answered instantly by two birds that were in a Iittle hollow almost behind me.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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Generously pipe filling into hollow of each egg white half (save any leftover filling in the fridge for another use).—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For all of her eclectic outfits and wild antics, Lady Gaga thinks of herself as a homebody at heart.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
3 Apr. 2026
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While the title character’s thrill-seeking nature bares quite the contrast to Weaving’s homebody self, certain parallels may be drawn between them.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Her journey takes her to the soirées of Regency London and the peaks and vales of the Lake District, all in search of independence, self-love and reinvention.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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But Mary’s journey takes her far beyond that familiar estate — to the soirées of Regency London and the peaks and vales of the Lake District, all in search of independence, self-love and reinvention.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Travelers previously descended into the canyon along steep switchback roads prone to rockfalls or took long detours around the gorge, routes that added more than an hour to travel time.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Compounding the problem is that birds flock to nandina and gorge on its berries in the fall and winter when other foods are scant.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In less than 10 minutes, a wooden bridge deposits us on the doorstep of a cinematic landscape that unfurls into a seemingly endless patchwork of rolling hills and glens in hues of umber, cinnamon, and ochre, flanked by mountains standing sentinel on either side.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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Her outfit stayed inside Browne’s gray suit vocabulary, layering a glen-check blazer with strong shoulders layered over a matching waist panel and pleated detail at the hip, finished with the brand’s red-white-blue grosgrain tab at the hem.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Shut-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut-in. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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