closed shop

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Noun
  • Tarps And Covers Tarps, grill covers, pool covers, outdoor furniture covers—all of these collect water in folds and low spots.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Most important, Childs spoke as an architectural educator bringing skeptics into his fold by explaining the beauty as well as the functionality and the compatibility of his design with the New York skyline and the formerly underappreciated crossroads.
    Ed Wallace, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Its network of electric vehicle chargers benefits thousands of drivers daily, especially since they can be used to charge non-Tesla EVs.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Scientists in the San Francisco lab had been the only ones able to test for bird flu contamination in pet food in the agency's network, multiple FDA officials said.
    Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Endowments are managed in a way that those organizations can rely on them for support in the here-and-now, but also far into the foreseeable future.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But, not every talented college player heard their name called, and there is an impressive crop of undrafted free agents this year.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Fast evaluation The Browns like Gabriel’s big-game college experience and obviously like his makeup at the end of a long and thorough quarterback search.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • His attorneys have said in filings that the Westerns clique — according to the Justice Department and the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office — is based on Long Island, New York, a state where Abrego Garcia has never lived.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • As Dan Humphrey, Badgley played the Brooklyn outsider who found his way into the elite clique through his romance with Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively).
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Following a set at Governors Ball Music Festival, the R&B singer will make stops in Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle, and more cities before wrapping up the short leg on September 27 in Los Angeles.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Dual sets of sash windows in the great room are to thank for this, but the room’s expansiveness and 10-foot ceilings are also worth noting, along with its custom dry bar with two under-counter fridges, one designated for wine.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Yakumo is a young member of the Raven clan, a rival to Ryu’s own.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
  • In coincidental tandem, the families behind both enterprises, both of Jewish-immigrant origins and both interlopers from the provinces (the Shuberts from upstate, the Times clan from Tennessee), had been collectively responsible for colonizing Times Square since its birth.
    Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Senators who may put their hat in the ring include Brian Schatz of Hawaii and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who hold other positions in Senate Democratic leadership, and Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the top Democrat on the powerful Appropriations Committee.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The heavyweight champ of season 15 is back in the ring, ready to knock out the competition!
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Closed shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20shop. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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