SHUTTING (IN OR UP) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

shutting (in or up)

verb

present participle of shut (in or up)

as in bottling (up)

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restraining

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In fact, Tiffany’s record shows little concern for protecting natural resources and local control, or for restraining corporate power.

— Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
But Gorsuch also wrote that an individual conference, through its members’ voting, can adopt various rules restraining athletes’ potential compensation as conference members see fit.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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shutting (in or up)

shutting off

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