1
as in closes
to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening
please shut the door when you leave
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as in closes (down)
to stop the operations of
shut both stores for a week
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Recent Examples of shuts
When Evelyn shuts her door, Grant takes Rose’s hand and leads her down the hall to their room.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Instead, Thursday’s 28-6 loss to Baltimore, Miami’s seventh defeat in nine games, essentially shuts the tomb on another Dolphins season left for dead.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
His dad shuts him down with stories of his grandparents escaping Buchenwald (a classic Jewish child experience), where prisoner skins were turned into lampshades.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025
Israel has controlled the bridge since that war and shuts it on religious holidays, or because of security concerns.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
The municipality of Benicia faces a $10 million budget hit if Valero shuts the refinery as planned, said Mayor Steve Young.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
The Marswalker then shuts its front flap to secure the robot vacuum inside, turns, and drives up or down a nearby staircase, before opening the flap again so the S2 can go about cleaning on a different floor.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
In turn, the body gears into fight-or-flight mode, which shuts the brain’s higher reasoning functions down.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
However, often parents will blame social media and technology in response to their teens speaking out about their mental health and that shuts them down.
—Lani Ngonethong, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025
Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Instead, Thursday’s 28-6 loss to Baltimore, Miami’s seventh defeat in nine games, essentially shuts the tomb on another Dolphins season left for dead.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
His dad shuts him down with stories of his grandparents escaping Buchenwald (a classic Jewish child experience), where prisoner skins were turned into lampshades.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025
Israel has controlled the bridge since that war and shuts it on religious holidays, or because of security concerns.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
The municipality of Benicia faces a $10 million budget hit if Valero shuts the refinery as planned, said Mayor Steve Young.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
The Marswalker then shuts its front flap to secure the robot vacuum inside, turns, and drives up or down a nearby staircase, before opening the flap again so the S2 can go about cleaning on a different floor.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
In turn, the body gears into fight-or-flight mode, which shuts the brain’s higher reasoning functions down.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
However, often parents will blame social media and technology in response to their teens speaking out about their mental health and that shuts them down.
—Lani Ngonethong, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuts
closes
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One of her eyes closes slightly, turning her into a cartoon of shock and dismay.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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Centenary closes its regular season Saturday at home against Austin College.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Shuts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuts. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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