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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut (in or up)
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Keller police have charged a Shady Grove Elementary special education teacher with unlawfully restraining a 4‑year‑old student after investigators corroborated a parent's report with statements from school staff.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026 -
It was evacuated in Siegburg, not far from Cologne, and federal police said the man was restrained and arrested, German news agency dpa reported.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Such comments did little to stop the speculation, despite his contract at Atletico running to 2030 and containing a €500million (£436m; $577m) release clause.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Testing revealed that one of the devices deployed contained triacetone triperoxide, known as TATP.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Shut (in or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20%28in%20or%20up%29. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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