SHUTTING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

shutting

verb

present participle of shut

as in closing

to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening please shut the door when you leave

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as in closing (down)

to stop the operations of shut both stores for a week

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Recent Examples of shutting Let the water flush through for a 30 to 45 seconds before shutting valves and reclosing lines. — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 After shutting Harvey down with right triceps inflammation in April and watching his rehab process stall, the Cubs had been concerned that his season might be over. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 27 July 2026 But, Blair explains, Ellie’s reasons for shutting Yancy out go much deeper than that. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026 First signs of turmoil emerged in July last year, when LuisaViaRoma revealed plans to streamline its business operations by shutting its unit and office in Milan. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 July 2026 Therefore, RedHook includes several persistence methods designed to keep Android from shutting it down. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 In fact, simply shutting your blinds and curtains can actually make your home up to 20 degrees cooler. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 14 July 2026 The update followed a high-stakes boardroom showdown with the group's supervisory board on Thursday and comes after reports that the company is weighing up shutting four German factories and implementing as many as 100,000 job cuts. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 July 2026 OpenAI temporarily had a similar opt-out feature for its Sora 2 video model, drawing similar criticism before changing its policies and, eventually, shutting it down earlier this year. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 10 July 2026

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New York — SpaceX reports its first-ever quarterly earnings as a public company after the closing bell Tuesday, giving investors a detailed look at Elon Musk’s rocket, satellite and AI company after a rocky start to trading.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Months before closing the accounts, Capital One agreed to pay a $390,000,000 penalty to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network for failing to implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering program.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026