as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
the factory resumed operation after a brief shutdown for repairs
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Recent Examples of shutdown
The Ingersoll, Ontario, plant that produces the all-electric vans just reopened after a two-week shutdown related to inventory.
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Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
His last production before the closure of all Broadway theaters was Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, starring Metcalf and directed by Mantello, which never made it to opening night due to the shutdown.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
The bakery’s website remains live, with no mention of the shutdown, but there has been a low buzz on social media from devotees realizing that Ak-mak is no more.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Senator Chuck Schumer, the Senate Minority Leader, has found himself under a microscope since voting to keep the government open rather than causing a shutdown.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
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Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
His last production before the closure of all Broadway theaters was Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, starring Metcalf and directed by Mantello, which never made it to opening night due to the shutdown.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
The bakery’s website remains live, with no mention of the shutdown, but there has been a low buzz on social media from devotees realizing that Ak-mak is no more.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Senator Chuck Schumer, the Senate Minority Leader, has found himself under a microscope since voting to keep the government open rather than causing a shutdown.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutdown
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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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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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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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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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That’s made its recent closure all the more difficult.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
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The coming closure of the Valley's last mission-style Taco Bell inspired one local artist to memorialize the home of the Cheesy Gordita Crunch before it's gone forever.—
Jeremy Duda,
Axios,
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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Celebrate the end of the fasting period with three hours of fun for the whole family!—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
3 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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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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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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“Shutdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutdown. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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