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a
: furnished with shutters
Shuttered double-hung windows and classic clapboard give Thomas Hopkins's design the look of a 19th century Greek Revival house.—
Country Living
—often used in combinationCountry LivingBy the coast, Essaouira serves up salty sea winds and seagulls circling its blue-shuttered houses.—Adekunle Agbetiloye
Adekunle Agbetiloye
b
: having closed shutters
… kept the house shuttered throughout the year to maintain a constant temperature …—Jason W. Selby
Jason W. Selby… the room was closely shuttered and stuffily hot.—Colleen McCullough
Colleen McCullough2
: closed for business
… shuttered factories stand as a testament to the deindustrialization of New England.—Thomas A. Stewart
Thomas A. Stewart… an indoor facility would permit racing at a time when most tracks are shuttered for the winter …—The New York Times
The New York Times3
: closed off or off-limits to outsiders
… kept her private life shuttered …—Neal Ascherson
Neal AschersonSome of the nuns she interviews are cloistered, emerging only briefly from a shuttered existence.—Lise Funderburg
Lise Funderburgshuttered
2 of 2past tense and past participle of shutter entry 2
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
The once ubiquitous Bed Bath & Beyond, with its blue coupon mailers and newspaper inserts, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2023, and shuttered stores nationwide.
—Howard Cohen
may 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
That business was shuttered less than two years later, when Varvatos joined Under Armour.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Her nonprofit organization, Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative, shuttered in 2023, with 35 people laid off as a result, the district attorney's office said.
—CBS News, 14 May 2026
By the 1970s, the mines dried up and shuttered.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
Pro-democracy advocate Lai, founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, was convicted in December for collusion with foreign forces, endangering national security, and conspiracy to publish seditious materials.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 May 2026
But the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital commercial waterways, remains effectively shuttered.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
As versions of themselves in the film, the estranged friends convene at the long-since shuttered Café des Artistes in Manhattan to catch up on life and the universe.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
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Adjective
The rooms Six elegant bedrooms have wonderful high ceilings and huge shuttered windows.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
The once ubiquitous Bed Bath & Beyond, with its blue coupon mailers and newspaper inserts, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2023, and shuttered stores nationwide.
—Howard Cohen
may 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
That business was shuttered less than two years later, when Varvatos joined Under Armour.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Her nonprofit organization, Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative, shuttered in 2023, with 35 people laid off as a result, the district attorney's office said.
—CBS News, 14 May 2026
By the 1970s, the mines dried up and shuttered.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
Pro-democracy advocate Lai, founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, was convicted in December for collusion with foreign forces, endangering national security, and conspiracy to publish seditious materials.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 May 2026
But the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital commercial waterways, remains effectively shuttered.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
As versions of themselves in the film, the estranged friends convene at the long-since shuttered Café des Artistes in Manhattan to catch up on life and the universe.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
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“Shuttered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuttered. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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