closed shops

plural of closed shop

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Noun
  • This midcentury-modern love seat has a small footprint for cramped spaces, and the top folds down to create a cushy, futon-like surface for sleeping.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026
  • There’s these tiny muscles and tiny folds.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Dias said that backers of noncitizen voting need to build a broad coalition — grassroots organizations, election officials, lawyers for the city — before taking the proposal to voters.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • The prince is the official royal patron of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and also the Patron of the Football Association (FA), England's governing body for soccer organizations.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • In Dublin and in later Irish protests outside asylum housing, far-right networks and online influencers used digital platforms to intensify grievances and spread anti-migrant views.
    Donathan L. Brown, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • The collaboration comes as demand grows for photonic technologies that can support next-generation telecommunications networks, advanced sensing systems, healthcare applications, and data center infrastructure.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Across the country, communities are hosting festivals, block parties, volunteer projects, exhibits and commemorative events as part of America250, the nationwide effort to mark the anniversary.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Brockton is home to one of the largest Cape Verdean communities in the United States, with nearly one in four residents identifying as Cape Verdean, according to local outlet The Enterprise.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Chicago has activated cooling centers throughout the city, including at community service centers, senior centers, libraries, city colleges and police districts.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 29 June 2026
  • Public media protections House Bill 4420 enshrines the editorial independence of public radio and television stations affiliated with Illinois colleges and universities.
    Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Ramsey numbers for same-size red and blue cliques are called diagonal Ramsey numbers.
    Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • Under Meza, player cliques developed, stars were pampered, discipline waned.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Forbes found a record 54 multi-generational clans on our second-ever ranking of America’s Decabillionaire Families, up from 45 on that first 2024 list.
    Matt Durot, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Warrior Cats is based on Erin Hunter’s feline book series that follows the adventures and drama of multiple clans of feral cats.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Blown-up images of the Patriots’ Super Bowl rings adorn the hallways leading into the command center.
    Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • The kit includes a 25-foot pole with an installation sleeve and gold ball top, a 3-foot-by-5-foot flag and swivel rings and harness that allow the flag to fly freely.
    Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2026
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“Closed shops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20shops. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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