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 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 Authorities began shutting schools last week to take some steam out of the demonstrations after widespread damage to schools and mounting injuries among staff, students and police. — Nicolas Garriga, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 Regenerating animals have remarkable ways of turning cell growth on when it’s needed and shutting it off once the missing tissue has been rebuilt. — Junsu Kang, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 Keep Experimenting, Smartly To be clear, none of this is an argument for shutting AI experimentation down. — Adrian Carr, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Years of court battles followed, and ultimately the city of San Jose passed a law shutting him down. — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

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Ways to help control electricity use To control electricity use in the heat, the DWP recommends setting air conditioners to 78 degrees, closing curtains during peak sun hours and using fans to circulate air.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Their only run came on an infield groundout in the sixth, and Tampa Bay's bullpen locked down the final six outs without breaking a sweat, capped by Bryan Baker closing it out in the ninth.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026