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
The front pockets are generous at 7 inches deep, and the closure is a button with a zipper fly.
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Clint Davis, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Most of my favorite vacations haven’t had closure, either narrative resolutions or happy endings (like an evening with the Ratliff brothers).
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Until its recent closure, the Indian Point nuclear plant provided New York City 25% of its electricity.
—Kenneth Lovett, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
And this is something airline bosses will have been painfully aware of when news broke of the closure.
—Guglielmo Lulli, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
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Clint Davis, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Most of my favorite vacations haven’t had closure, either narrative resolutions or happy endings (like an evening with the Ratliff brothers).
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Until its recent closure, the Indian Point nuclear plant provided New York City 25% of its electricity.
—Kenneth Lovett, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
And this is something airline bosses will have been painfully aware of when news broke of the closure.
—Guglielmo Lulli, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closure
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Cuts to smoking prevention and cessation programs, for example, don’t square with the aim of decreasing rates of chronic disease.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Any deal that eases sanctions or normalizes Russia's global standing should come with an end to weapons transfers to Iran and Syria and a cessation of military cooperation that enhances Iran's nuclear and missile programs.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Season 3 left off in a dire place — in a shocking twist ending, Ava betrayed Deborah after the comedian had stabbed her in the back by naming someone else as the head writer of her new late-night show.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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So the ending of the record is getting up onto the top of the moors and screaming at the sky—and off and into the clouds, and then we’re gone.—
Meaghan Garvey,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2025
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But Putin had other ideas, tying a halt in hostilities to the West readmitting certain Russian banks into the West’s financial network.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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More than 1,000 clinical trials have come to a halt across the country and world, ranging from cardiovascular disease treatment to HIV prevention, to childhood and adult cancer treatment.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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As the dad is wheeled away for treatment, their son is taken to wait in the employee break room until the end of his mom’s shift.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds a joint press conference with Antonio Costa at the end of the European Council Summit in Brussels, Belgium, on March 20, 2025.—
Lim Hui Jie,Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2025
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In March, 1945, as the war staggered to a close, some two hundred Hungarian Jewish forced laborers were executed near Rechnitz.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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By the close of day one, the team was aligned with a strategy on how to successfully address the first item on the list.—
Dennis Kight,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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This can complicate diagnosis and lead to inaccurate and potentially dangerous conclusions.—
Jack Hidary,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Studies from New Zealand, Sweden, and elsewhere have come to similar conclusions, finding no negative effect of low levels of fluoride on IQ.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2025
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That led to a developer revolt, a subreddit blackout, and the shutdown of some popular Reddit clients.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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Tesla’s first modest drop in quarterly sales only occurred in 2020 during the pandemic when shutdowns hit production and deliveries.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Closure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closure. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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