closed shop

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Noun
  • Wayfair offers tips for removing folds and curls, which are an inevitable part of unrolling a new rug.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 27 July 2025
  • And perhaps not so coincidentally, there has been published speculation in the weeks leading up to the FCC action that Trump-friendly media critic/entrepreneur Bari Weiss has been talking to Ellison about joining the Paramount-Skydance fold, opening the door to a role at CBS News.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Streets included in the network are focus areas in a citywide effort to curb the number of vehicle crashes with injuries.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2025
  • With a global network of customers, partners, employees, and thought leaders, SAP helps the world run better and improve people’s lives.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • Pfister was also a legacy member of the Greater Phoenix Leadership Inc., an organization of influential Arizona leaders.
    Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
  • In this poll, like earlier ones from other organizations, young people and Democrats had more favorable views of socialism and less favorable views of capitalism.
    Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • For every high schooler, the college admissions process is incredibly daunting.
    Salman Chowdhury, CNBC, 31 July 2025
  • Last year, he was named to the watch list for the Butkus Award, given annually to college football’s top linebacker, before the second of those ACL injuries negated his chance to build on a breakout 2023 season — his final with Hetherman.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • The pair were placed next to each other at a meal as part of Farke’s seating plan, where the German manager alternates a British player, then a foreign one, then a Brit and so on, around the tables — no cliques, no comfort zones.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2025
  • While at Robinson High School, Hogan found his clique with classmates who shared a passion for wrestling.
    Sue Carswell, People.com, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • Sandler started him up as a standup comedian and reportedly received $10 per set, according to CBS News.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 28 July 2025
  • Just off the set of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, and recently seen in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip opposite Eva Longoria, Jesse Garcia’s star continues to rise.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • The two clans clash, and one Na’vi is taken out with a flaming arrow.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 21 July 2025
  • Among the families taking on the challenge is the Hanna/Riggs clan from Texas, comprised of married couple Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs and their 10-year-old twin sons.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • Wilson, 33, and the team at The Jewelry Group, Inc. first met up in January, and over the next several months created what is now a starting collection of charm necklaces, earrings, rings, boot bracelets, hat brim bling and collar tips.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 28 July 2025
  • Paul Levesque, a 14-time WWE World Champion best known in the ring as Triple H and WWE’s chief content officer since 2022, serves as the narrator of the docuseries.
    Jim Varsallone, Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
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“Closed shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20shop. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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