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
One of the shutdowns is in South Florida, the only store in the state affected, according to a court document list filed in June and amended in August.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The plant is slated to close by April, the latest in a string of recent California fuel-plant shutdowns.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Factory Zero also altering plans The production changes come on the heels of partial shutdowns at electric vehicle manufacturing plant Factory Zero, in Detroit-Hamtramck.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Michigan state government last had budget shutdowns in 2007 and 2009.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This year, our rolling average captures retention rates in 2023, 2022 and 2021—the period when students returned to campuses after the Covid-19 shutdowns in 2020.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Vishal Patel said his business, like so many others, suffered through the pandemic shutdowns that started in March 2020.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
However, the the past two summers have borne the brunt of production shutdowns caused by the dual writers and actors strikes two years ago.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
The first was the year immediately after the end of school shutdowns, when test scores at schools across the country rebounded after historic lows.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2025
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The plant is slated to close by April, the latest in a string of recent California fuel-plant shutdowns.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Factory Zero also altering plans The production changes come on the heels of partial shutdowns at electric vehicle manufacturing plant Factory Zero, in Detroit-Hamtramck.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Michigan state government last had budget shutdowns in 2007 and 2009.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This year, our rolling average captures retention rates in 2023, 2022 and 2021—the period when students returned to campuses after the Covid-19 shutdowns in 2020.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Vishal Patel said his business, like so many others, suffered through the pandemic shutdowns that started in March 2020.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
However, the the past two summers have borne the brunt of production shutdowns caused by the dual writers and actors strikes two years ago.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
The first was the year immediately after the end of school shutdowns, when test scores at schools across the country rebounded after historic lows.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutdowns
Noun
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All 32 teams made their 2025 season debuts in Week 1, with dramatic endings, statement wins and potentially damaging defeats among the outcomes on display.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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This year in particular, the 9/9 portal coincides with the moon in Aries — the first sign of the zodiac — creating a balance between endings and beginnings, especially with Saturn retrograde stationed at the last degree of Pisces while Neptune retrograde journeys through the first degree of Aries.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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How to check online The Michigan Department of Transportation maintains a website showing all construction, closures and other information for in-state roads.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Be sure to heed any remaining road closures.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After electrical issues caused multiple shot clocks to malfunction, and choppy officiating gave way to numerous review stoppages, the fan cam inside the arena was put to work.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
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The delivery backlog was exacerbated by the cessation of air travel early in the pandemic and the multiple production stoppages driven by Boeing’s safety and quality issues.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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According to Typology, apply a quarter-size amount, lather from root to ends, and massage into scalp.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Jenkins, a former Brevard County school board member and speech pathologist, released a launch video casting herself as a fighter for working families, drawing on her own experience working multiple jobs to make ends meet.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Shutdowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutdowns. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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