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Recent Examples of shut-in
Hamad Hussain, climate and commodities economist at Capital Economics, pointed out in a separate note Monday that tankers need to fill up on gulf supplies in order for shut-in production to restart.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
The Atlantic Council has warned that if shale producers lost access to export markets, oil production shut-ins would follow, harming domestic producers and global consumers.
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Dan Eberhart,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Iran has plenty of experience dealing with shut-ins and restarts.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
But those projections rest on several assumptions, including that shut-in oil production will peak in early April and transit through the Strait of Hormuz will improve.
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Chad De Guzman,
Time,
31 Mar. 2026
Production shut-ins Brent crude futures could climb to $135 per barrel if the current situation persists for four months, according to Janiv Shah, vice president of oil markets at Rystad Energy.
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Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
9 Mar. 2026
Her brother, Casey (Spike Fearn), is an agoraphobic shut-in failing to confront his mounting mental-health crises.
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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).
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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.
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Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
The Atlantic Council has warned that if shale producers lost access to export markets, oil production shut-ins would follow, harming domestic producers and global consumers.
—
Dan Eberhart,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Iran has plenty of experience dealing with shut-ins and restarts.
—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
But those projections rest on several assumptions, including that shut-in oil production will peak in early April and transit through the Strait of Hormuz will improve.
—
Chad De Guzman,
Time,
31 Mar. 2026
Production shut-ins Brent crude futures could climb to $135 per barrel if the current situation persists for four months, according to Janiv Shah, vice president of oil markets at Rystad Energy.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut-in
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According to professionals, during an active infestation, the family would typically find 20 to 30 recluses in their traps overnight.
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The new movie finds Cindy as a recluse living in isolation before teaming up with old friend Brenda (Regina Hall) to fight a new Ghostface.
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
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From rolling vineyards to lush river valleys, high limestone bluffs to some pretty great lakes, this region of the United States is often overlooked.
Noun
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Tragedy has turned him into a hermit, but the ponderings from his cave are alluring.
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It’s known for outlaws, hermits, drugs, hippies, and an aversion to outsiders — like the much ballyhooed Humboldt County across the Californian border but way more under the radar.
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Groups of amateur sleuths also cropped up in the hollows of tragedy to wrestle with the case and analyze rumors swarming the Horman family in online forums, echoing a familiar pattern of behavior on the internet in the face of long-unsolved criminal cases.
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That single number makes every record-high headline ring hollow.
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Both works follow a family of birds whose homebody father reluctantly agrees to a road trip-esque migration.
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At the same time, Iryna also was a notorious homebody who often seemed happiest just spending time with family or curling up on the couch or her bed with her sketchbook.
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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.
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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.
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From here the route winds south past the town of Telluride, with its legendary skiing and film, jazz and bluegrass festivals, and out to Mesa Verde National Park, where Puebloan people carved gorgeous cliff dwellings in the buttes and gorges.
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Letchworth State Park, recently named Best State Park in USA TODAY’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards, offers 66 miles of hiking trails, a 600-foot gorge and three popular waterfalls.
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Pause for lunch, then drift through fishing villages, beaches and glens that define Donegal’s rugged character.
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The eldest of Scotland’s two national parks, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park, is centered around Great Britain’s largest freshwater lake, Loch Lomond, alongside the mountains, forests, and glens of the Trossachs.
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“Shut-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut-in. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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