as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
after the closure of the region's last copper mine, the population simply withered away
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Recent Examples of closure
Those closures run from from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. local time for all days, suggesting that SpaceX may have at least three opportunities to launch Flight 8.
SpaceX has said that any backup launch attempt can depend on how far the company gets in the fueling process for Starship and Super Heavy.
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Tariq Malik, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Search full list of closures Grocery prices jumped 0.5% last month.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
The closure is another in a string of both high- and low-profile closures over the past six months as restaurateurs decry the same points that Anderson made in his Instagram post.
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—Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
Kohl’s is offering deals at its Sacramento store ahead of the closure.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 19 Feb. 2025
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Tariq Malik, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Search full list of closures Grocery prices jumped 0.5% last month.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
The closure is another in a string of both high- and low-profile closures over the past six months as restaurateurs decry the same points that Anderson made in his Instagram post.
Subscribe to our new food newsletter, Stuffed, to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox.
—Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
Kohl’s is offering deals at its Sacramento store ahead of the closure.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closure
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Zelenskyy said a ceasefire could involve the release of prisoners, bans on missiles and long-range drones and the cessation of attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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That means there are, at last, some bears and some cash, that can be coaxed back in with a cessation of presidential economic intervention.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2025
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Portia & Jack 3 of 6 What happens to Portia and Jack in The White Lotus season 2 ending?—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2025
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The ending, like most broken marriages, has gotten ugly.—
Paul Sullivan,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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Zelensky on Friday won the support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for Ukraine’s proposals to take some first steps toward stopping the war, including a halt on firing missiles, drones and bombs at energy and other civilian infrastructure.—
Illia Novikov and Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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Zelenskyy on Friday won the support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for Ukraine’s proposals to take some first steps toward stopping the war, including a halt on firing missiles, drones and bombs at energy and other civilian infrastructure.—
ILLIA NOVIKOV,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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The planet parade that began in January will then come to an end by mid-to-late February, as Saturn sinks increasingly lower in the sky each night after sunset, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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At this rate, Russia will be out of cash by the end of the year if not sooner.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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In 2017, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, whose term as president was coming to a close, stepped down from the organization’s board altogether.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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As the 2025 awards season comes to a close, the 97th Academy Awards will honor the year’s biggest films, drawing Hollywood’s brightest stars to the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Early on, Clement telegraphs his conclusion in his discussion of what Rule 48(a) does and doesn't permit a judge to do.—
Michael Rothfeld,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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This isn’t the first time that fans have jumped to the conclusion that Affleck was trying to woo his ex-wife.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
7 Mar. 2025
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Plus, with just days to go before a possible government shutdown, lawmakers unveil a new bill to avoid it.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Colin Kramer, a legislative representative and union steward for at the American Federation of Government Employees Local 704, said his local is doing something different this year by explicitly not calling for an avoidance of a government shutdown.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Closure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closure. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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