1
as in closing
to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening
please shut the door when you leave
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2
as in closing (down)
to stop the operations of
shut both stores for a week
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Recent Examples of shutting
Several roadblocks led to the e-tailer shutting its doors, including cross-border logistics, inconsistent tariff policies, and market volatility, according to Kanabar.
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Ezreen Benissan, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2026
That’s not democracy, that’s dysfunction and shutting voters out.
—Doug Friednash, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Experts warn that once a coal plant is brought back online, shutting it down could be politically unfeasible, raising fears of soaring carbon emissions.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The Yanbu route only partly offsets the hit to supply from shutting Hormuz, through which about 15 million barrels a day of crude shipments passed before the war.
—Emma Ross-Thomas, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
In January, Meta fired 10 percent of the Reality Labs unit, or about 1,500 employees, and this month waffled on shutting the whole thing down.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
As crowds grew, police began to take a more active role in shutting them down.
—Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
If the plan had been to run the Kennedy Center into the ground so completely that shutting it down was the only option, Grenell aced the assignment.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
Intersectionality – a concept originally designed to show how different forms of disadvantage overlap – is now regularly used to justify shutting Jews out of progressive coalitions and solidarity campaigns.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
Ezreen Benissan, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2026
That’s not democracy, that’s dysfunction and shutting voters out.
—Doug Friednash, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Experts warn that once a coal plant is brought back online, shutting it down could be politically unfeasible, raising fears of soaring carbon emissions.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The Yanbu route only partly offsets the hit to supply from shutting Hormuz, through which about 15 million barrels a day of crude shipments passed before the war.
—Emma Ross-Thomas, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
In January, Meta fired 10 percent of the Reality Labs unit, or about 1,500 employees, and this month waffled on shutting the whole thing down.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
As crowds grew, police began to take a more active role in shutting them down.
—Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
If the plan had been to run the Kennedy Center into the ground so completely that shutting it down was the only option, Grenell aced the assignment.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
Intersectionality – a concept originally designed to show how different forms of disadvantage overlap – is now regularly used to justify shutting Jews out of progressive coalitions and solidarity campaigns.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutting
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Industrie Africa, the continent’s leading online multi-brand fashion retailer, is closing down just five years after launch, highlighting the volatility of the current e-commerce model on a regional and global scale.—
Ezreen Benissan,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2026
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Other tips include not leaving pet food outside, not touching or feeding free-roaming animals, keeping yard landscaping trimmed, keeping lids on trash containers, and closing home crawlspaces.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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This anti-theft bag converts from tote to crossbody to backpack and is packed with smart security features, including RFID-blocking pockets, locking zippers, and a chair-lock loop.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Shutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutting. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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