1
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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2
as in closing (down)
to stop the operations of
shut both stores for a week
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Recent Examples of shutting
Providers would also be required to notify customers at least three times of a bill being overdue before shutting water off.
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Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Neato had originally promised to keep cloud support going for its devices for five years after closing operations but is instead shutting it down at only the two-year mark.
—PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2025
Much of the state relies on gasoline coming in from California, where many oil refineries are shutting their doors, leaving the state vulnerable to outages.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Their bullpen did a good job of shutting us down.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Many dams on Great Lakes tributaries have been that alternative, inadvertently shutting lampreys out of prime spawning grounds.
—Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
The Los Angeles Times said Newsom was considering shutting parts of the road due to live ordnance for the military celebration off Camp Pendleton’s coast in which Navy ships would fire over the freeway onto the base.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
That's an explosive offense paired with a defense that is excellent at shutting the door on your offense down-to-down.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
All Saints is sold at the start of season 7, and the new owners plan on shutting the hospital down.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Neato had originally promised to keep cloud support going for its devices for five years after closing operations but is instead shutting it down at only the two-year mark.
—PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2025
Much of the state relies on gasoline coming in from California, where many oil refineries are shutting their doors, leaving the state vulnerable to outages.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Their bullpen did a good job of shutting us down.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Many dams on Great Lakes tributaries have been that alternative, inadvertently shutting lampreys out of prime spawning grounds.
—Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
The Los Angeles Times said Newsom was considering shutting parts of the road due to live ordnance for the military celebration off Camp Pendleton’s coast in which Navy ships would fire over the freeway onto the base.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
That's an explosive offense paired with a defense that is excellent at shutting the door on your offense down-to-down.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
All Saints is sold at the start of season 7, and the new owners plan on shutting the hospital down.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutting
closing
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Jays closing pitcher Jeff Hoffman came in to close things out in the ninth inning as the Fall Classic now shifts to Toronto for Game 6 on Friday with the team one win away from their first title in 32 years.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Developers now look for weak spots before hackers can find them, closing gaps with regular updates and smarter monitoring.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Shutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutting. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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