as in shutting
to stop the operations of
the coal mine was closed down in the 1930s
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Verb
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This isn’t Eden’s first time shutting those decades-old rumors.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Haines exclaimed, before explaining the delicate process of shutting a Hollywood icon into a tube of terror.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This trend has been years in the making, with rural hospitals across the country steadily closing, and the overturning of Roe is only accelerating it.—
Atul Grover,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Despite many businesses closing after the season, the island itself is open year-round.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Miami hits the road to play SMU on March 3 or 4 before closing out the regular season at home against Louisville on March 7.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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North Carolina is still closing out projects from Hurricane Matthew nearly a decade ago.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Closing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closing%20%28down%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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