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 In the spring of 2024, boxes piled up in UPS Store locations in Avondale and Bucktown for weeks, after UPS cut ties with the franchise owner, shutting them out the system over a financial dispute. — Sara MacHi, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026 Sunday’s attacks cut electricity in two northern towns, shutting markets and bakeries and threatening hospitals, water supplies and winter crops as diesel shortages leave few alternatives. — Hamza Fahmy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026 Failing infrastructure In Miami Shores, the waters submerged the city’s golf course, shutting it down for days to dry out. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 The 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, 22 Oct. 2026 For those sheltering in place, the city advised shutting windows and doors, turning off AC units drawing in outside air and keeping pets inside. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 Advocates for closing Rikers would say that shutting the complex as soon as possible would improve the health and safety of all those in custody but also that of the broader public. — Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026 One of New York City's most storied hotels is shutting its doors for years, leaving brides and grooms scrambling to secure new wedding venues. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Still, the satellite’s cooling capabilities mean Google will run their chips for 15 minutes at a time before shutting them down to cool off, NPR reported. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

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The feud accelerated over the closing weeks of the campaign when Cenk Uygur’s Rebellion PAC began running the anti-Israel ad that would eventually convince Stevens to endorse Rogers.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Analysts are eager to hear more about Roku, with Fox in the midst of closing that $22 billion cash and stock acquisition announced last June.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026