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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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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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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
Lightrocket | Getty Images A day after closing out a blockbuster three months on Wall Street, high-flying chip stocks suffered steep declines to open the third quarter.
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Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
As the clogged pipe grows louder, the camera begins uncomfortably zooming in on Rudd’s face until the pipe explodes in Ted's, closing out the episode.
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Kirsten Acuna,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
The Twins believe the back end of a bullpen featuring Banda, Andrew Morris and Yoendrys Gómez, all of whom pitched a scoreless inning Wednesday, is plenty capable of closing out winnable games.
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Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Both seniors are extremely busy, closing out their high school careers.
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Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
The German director is presenting her new feature, The Dreamed Adventure, in the competition lineup, closing out the festival on the final Friday, May 22.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
Rahe had pitched three innings and thrown 47 pitches in Thursday’s win over BYU before again closing out Friday’s contest for his ninth save.
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Gary Bedore
may 15,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
On this recent and unseasonably warm afternoon, Ronnie, 15, was tasked with closing out an hourlong lecture on free people of color in the Revolutionary War.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
By 2025, the former New York Yankee earned a spot in the starting rotation but struggled with consistency and closing out hitters.
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Annie Heilbrunn,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
As the clogged pipe grows louder, the camera begins uncomfortably zooming in on Rudd’s face until the pipe explodes in Ted's, closing out the episode.
—
Kirsten Acuna,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
The Twins believe the back end of a bullpen featuring Banda, Andrew Morris and Yoendrys Gómez, all of whom pitched a scoreless inning Wednesday, is plenty capable of closing out winnable games.
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Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Both seniors are extremely busy, closing out their high school careers.
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Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
The German director is presenting her new feature, The Dreamed Adventure, in the competition lineup, closing out the festival on the final Friday, May 22.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
Rahe had pitched three innings and thrown 47 pitches in Thursday’s win over BYU before again closing out Friday’s contest for his ninth save.
—
Gary Bedore
may 15,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
On this recent and unseasonably warm afternoon, Ronnie, 15, was tasked with closing out an hourlong lecture on free people of color in the Revolutionary War.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
By 2025, the former New York Yankee earned a spot in the starting rotation but struggled with consistency and closing out hitters.
—
Annie Heilbrunn,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closing out
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And a whistle was called for offside, ending the counterattack.
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But that era is ending because memory is becoming the bottleneck.
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The forecast includes only external sales, excluding those produced for prototypes, pre-order trials, or internal use.
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Most of the state, excluding parts of northeast Arkansas, is under marginal risk of severe weather, a level one out of five, through Wednesday evening, the briefing said.
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In 2017, it was announced that the jail would be shutting its doors for good.
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Although there’s been a little effort to pretty it up, like the series of murals installed in 2013 that were intended to capture the spirit of the track, it’s been doomed since around 2007, when Governor Eliot Spitzer proposed shutting it down.
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Arenas also uncharacteristically struggled finishing at the rim and with his shot selection, two skills that previously were seen as strengths.
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McLaren had a slightly less mediocre time, finishing fourth (Oscar Piastri) and seventh (Lando Norris), with Isack Hadjar’s Red Bull in sixth.
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The Islamic regime certainly is aware of this, banning music in any and all forms.
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Transgender athletes The court heard arguments in January over the legality of laws in Idaho and West Virginia banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools including universities.
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On Friday, oil prices reached their lowest levels since the war began, with Brent settling at about $72 and US crude closing around $69.
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Popular arcade and bar Joystick is closing its doors after almost 14 years on Edgewood Avenue.
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This new round of chaos only feeds the anxiety that has enveloped the California Democratic Party for months, stirred by fears that the lack of a singular party front-runner might lead to two Republicans winding up on the November ballot.
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Newsom is winding up eight years as governor with a mixed record at best.
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The defender, a former member of MLS’ Orlando City SC and who now patrols the backline at La Liga club Villarreal in Spain, has rewarded the coach by helping shut down Paraguay a week ago and shutting out Australia here in Seattle.
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The Reds got the best of the Mets yesterday, putting up 12 unanswered runs and shutting out New York.
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