SHUTDOWNS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

shutdowns

noun

plural of shutdown

as in cessations

the stopping of a process or activity the factory resumed operation after a brief shutdown for repairs

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Recent Examples of shutdowns Real-time tracking cuts costly checks Nuclear facilities currently rely on a combination of instruments, physical security measures, manual sampling and periodic shutdowns to determine how much nuclear material is present and where it is located. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 Not the kind of sweeping severe weather that prompts airlines to offer travel waivers nor wide-scale issues like labor strikes, IT problems or government shutdowns, which have unraveled countless plans in recent months. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 But these measures failed to subdue the movement, which pressed on through shutdowns, transportation strikes, and local protests. — Aqil Shah, Time, 17 Aug. 2026 In a statement, the company said the shutdowns had minimal impact on France’s electricity production. — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 News of the Night School Studio and Moonloot shutdowns was first reported by GameFile. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 Arts administrators generally try to avoid full shutdowns of major arts venues for fear of breaking audiences’ attendance habits. — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 Nothing in twelve months of directives, license grants and product shutdowns suggests that trade is on the table. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 But large language models are not warning drivers about full shutdowns that just occurred 2 miles ahead. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.

— Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Definition of cessations

Noun

East Boston neighbors can't seem to avoid parking tickets after a litany of road closures makes getting around the neighborhood extremely difficult.

— Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Immediately after the legislation was signed, states began bracing for the substantial pullback of federal support, rural hospital closures, and implementation of burdensome paperwork requirements intended to drive down enrollment.

— Diana DeGette, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of closures

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Telemundo, for its part, went the traditional route and did not break away for sponsor messages during the mid-half stoppages.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 July 2026
Underneath a sky of wildfire smoke and haze, the teams played through four hydration breaks, injury stoppages, oppressive summer heat and a patchy pitch.

— Meg Linehan, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of stoppages

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The questions that remain The case has invited big questions about where a person’s right to privacy ends and the government’s right to warrantless search begins.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
That impulse takes her to North Macedonia, a country that seems to the Belgian teen to be stuck in time, if not at the ends of the Earth.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

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