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as in to close
to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening
please shut the door when you leave
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Recent Examples of shut
New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2025
New President Donald Trump fired CFPB director Rohit Chopra and installed an acting director, Russell Vought, who ordered the agency to halt its work and shut its doors.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Melanie Anzidei, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
The filing also repeats allegations prison advocates have made before, including that the windows to Broadway’s cell were nailed shut and a nearby fan was padlocked.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
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Verb
There's then a cut, and with the window shut the driver is no longer visible as the car rolls a short way forward down a hill.
—New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2025
New President Donald Trump fired CFPB director Rohit Chopra and installed an acting director, Russell Vought, who ordered the agency to halt its work and shut its doors.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Once the stadium reached capacity, gates stayed shut.
—Melanie Anzidei, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
The filing also repeats allegations prison advocates have made before, including that the windows to Broadway’s cell were nailed shut and a nearby fan was padlocked.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Washington Post reported the Trump administration plans to close more than 110 IRS taxpayer assistance centers.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Under all three scenarios presented for the Paschal pyramid, De Zavala would close and its students would go to E.M. Daggett Elementary School, which is a short walk from Daggett Middle School.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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While each level is largely locked into one genre (science fiction or fantasy), it’s not necessarily forced narrowly into one style of gameplay.—
Kyle Wilson,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
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The vehicles may have a second-row seat side door locking module that may not function properly and could allow the doors to be unlocked with a single motion, according to the NHTSA.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Notably, their website currently indicates that applications for this service are closed.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The port, businesses, and even popular tourist attractions are all closed.—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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He is very plugged into the world of change-makers in the incarceration realm.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2025
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But the new generation of GaN chargers with more power and USB ports sometimes struggle to stay plugged in due to their size and weight.—
Andrew Liszewski,
The Verge,
7 Aug. 2024
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“Shut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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