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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutting (in or up)
restraining
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No other employees involved in the altercation were fired, including the worker seen restraining the woman on the ground.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Arab governments eager to turn the page on years of upheaval see Washington as the only power capable—if rarely willing—of restraining a bellicose Israel.—
Comfort Ero,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Shutting (in or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutting%20%28in%20or%20up%29. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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