as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
ordered a closedown of operations until the cause of the mine explosion could be determined
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Recent Examples of close (down)
Jim Carlton, WSJ, 13 July 2017
Noun
During the closedown period, the amount of sand taken from the beach will be lowered to a maximum of 240,000 tons a year from an average of almost 300,000 that state regulators say had been taken out over the past three decades.
—Jim Carlton, WSJ, 13 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for close (down)
Verb
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Riley shut the door to his hotel room, set the bag of delivered food on the desk and put his cell phone conversation on speaker.—
Brooks Kubena,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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The app may still work for those who already have TikTok on their phones, although ByteDance has also threatened to shut the app down.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Inspired by this dramatic step toward peace, the looming huge challenges ahead are surmountable: release of the remaining hostages, a permanent cessation of hostilities, humanitarian aid, and more.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
15 Jan. 2025
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Alongside Slovakia and Austria, Moldova was thought to be one of the countries most at risk from the cessation of Russian gas supplies.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But in the downtown criminal courthouse, the absence of defendants derailed proceedings in several cases, including at least one murder trial slated to begin closing arguments Friday.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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A day earlier, EchoStar’s counsel addressed Judge Garnett in a letter that closed with a note that Dish was evaluating its legal options.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Well, at least one part of this story has a happy ending.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
8 Jan. 2025
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Now, months later, Solo is getting his happy ending with a familiar family.—
TJ Macias,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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And when Trump caught wind that the Biden administration was moving quickly to auction off border wall materials, Texas put that to a halt.—
Sharyl Attkisson,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Jan. 2025
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Like so many Angelenos, Cheyenne Shannon’s routine came to a halt in the hours after the devastating Palisades Fire broke out on the morning of Jan. 7, followed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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On the other end of this pen is a moisturizing lip treatment that plumps skin with vitamin E while blue mica pigments neutralize the look of yellow tones on your teeth, creating an instant whitening effect.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
9 Jan. 2025
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These measures will be in effect till the end of February.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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School and sports resume, but other closures persist The fires have either paused or postponed many of the daily activities and special events that LA hosts.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2025
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The store posted a $265 million quarterly loss in its report, but Wentworth said that came from its already-in-progress store closure program and sales of its shares in drug distributor Cencora.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In the final hours of the 2024 congressional session, lawmakers voted on a number of high-profile bills, including expanding Social Security and funding the government to avert a looming shutdown.—
Erin Spencer Sairam,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Trump previously called on Republicans to act on the nation’s debt ceiling as part of a bipartisan deal that averted a government shutdown in December.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Close (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close%20%28down%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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