1
as in ending
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
the team closed out the season with major losses
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2
as in excluding
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
don't assume an attitude that closes out any possibility of a compromise
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3
as in closing (down)
to stop the operations of
failing health forced the cardiologist to close out his practice
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Recent Examples of closing out
The lineup sparked immediate buzz across social media, with the group headlining opening night alongside Jaÿ-Z—a full-circle moment tracing back to their MTV Unplugged collaboration nearly 25 years ago—with Erykah Badu closing out the second night.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Update on Bud Wells After closing out decades of service publishing this weekly report, Bud still reviews cars on his own website and has a newsletter to report those out.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
The week is closing out soon, so don't leave without scoring a great deal.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
These teams split winning on each other’s home court with Vanderbilt closing out the regular season beating Tennessee last week.
—ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026
Nicaragua was one pitch from closing out a 3-1 win, one pitch from dropping the Dutch to 0-2 in Pool D, one pitch from turning Sunday into a survival game.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
By way of comparison, the district on Tuesday also approved job reductions to protect the solvency of the district over the long term — closing out 657 central and regional office jobs — to achieve a savings of $150 million per year.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Shoppers unexpectedly paused their spending in December from November, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on a lackluster tone.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
That would be Southeast Division rival Atlanta, the very team the Hornets meet on Saturday at State Farm Arena before closing out their pre All-Star break schedule against the Hawks four days later in uptown at Spectrum Center.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Update on Bud Wells After closing out decades of service publishing this weekly report, Bud still reviews cars on his own website and has a newsletter to report those out.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
The week is closing out soon, so don't leave without scoring a great deal.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
These teams split winning on each other’s home court with Vanderbilt closing out the regular season beating Tennessee last week.
—ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026
Nicaragua was one pitch from closing out a 3-1 win, one pitch from dropping the Dutch to 0-2 in Pool D, one pitch from turning Sunday into a survival game.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
By way of comparison, the district on Tuesday also approved job reductions to protect the solvency of the district over the long term — closing out 657 central and regional office jobs — to achieve a savings of $150 million per year.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Shoppers unexpectedly paused their spending in December from November, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on a lackluster tone.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
That would be Southeast Division rival Atlanta, the very team the Hornets meet on Saturday at State Farm Arena before closing out their pre All-Star break schedule against the Hawks four days later in uptown at Spectrum Center.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closing out
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Ducks captain Radko Gudas, slowed by a lower-body injury, insisted on playing in the rematch of a March 12 game in which his knee-on-knee hit on Auston Matthews led to a season-ending injury for the Toronto captain and a five-game suspension for Gudas.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The legislation also calls for ending the sales tax on school supplies like pens, pencils, crayons, backpacks and lunchboxes, along with energy efficient appliances for residential use, including washers, dryers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and standard-size refrigerators, among others.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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To the extent permitted by applicable law, all judgments or awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket damages (excluding attorneys’ fees) associated with participation in this Promotion and shall not include any indirect, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Aysha Bagchi Chief Justice John Roberts appeared to question one of the arguments from the government for excluding the children of unauthorized immigrants from birthright citizenship.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The school's practices allowed people to get massage therapy licenses without finishing the required training, according to TDLR.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The series is hosted by Nick Viall, a 45-year old man who starred on The Bachelor after finishing runner-up in two consecutive seasons of The Bachelorette, and his 27-year model and former surgical technologist wife Natalie Joy.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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The country’s then-supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, even went as far as issuing a fatwa, or legal ruling under Islamic law, banning them.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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Beginning in 2025, parents planned their exits from states banning health care for their children.—
Tracy Baim,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Yanbu route only partly offsets the hit to supply from shutting Hormuz, through which about 15 million barrels a day of crude shipments passed before the war.—
Emma Ross-Thomas,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Reopening the Strait of Hormuz is far harder than shutting it, The New York Times notes.—
Clay Chandler,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Newsom is winding up eight years as governor with a mixed record at best.—
Tom Philp,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The water is naturally filtered in the wetlands before winding up back in the reservoirs.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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Industrie Africa, the continent’s leading online multi-brand fashion retailer, is closing down just five years after launch, highlighting the volatility of the current e-commerce model on a regional and global scale.—
Ezreen Benissan,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2026
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Other tips include not leaving pet food outside, not touching or feeding free-roaming animals, keeping yard landscaping trimmed, keeping lids on trash containers, and closing home crawlspaces.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese forces occupied the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon, concluding a three-decade conflict that had claimed more than three million lives.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Department hydrologists told The Associated Press of the dismal, record-low snowpack after concluding their field assessments late Tuesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Closing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closing%20out. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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