closing (down)

verb

Definition of closing (down)next
present participle of close (down)
as in shutting
to stop the operations of the coal mine was closed down in the 1930s

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  1. shutting
  2. closing
  3. closing out
Verb
  • In 2017, it was announced that the jail would be shutting its doors for good.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Although there’s been a little effort to pretty it up, like the series of murals installed in 2013 that were intended to capture the spirit of the track, it’s been doomed since around 2007, when Governor Eliot Spitzer proposed shutting it down.
    — Henry Kornaros, Curbed, 26 June 2026
Definition of shutting
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  • Hadley was very active, closing with seven points, 10 rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block in 24 minutes.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • Oil prices, which skyrocketed for the first few months of the US-Israeli war with Iran, are now coming back down, closing a window of opportunity for Russia to use higher profits on its exports to close its widening budget deficit.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
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  • Lightrocket | Getty Images A day after closing out a blockbuster three months on Wall Street, high-flying chip stocks suffered steep declines to open the third quarter.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 1 July 2026
  • As the clogged pipe grows louder, the camera begins uncomfortably zooming in on Rudd’s face until the pipe explodes in Ted's, closing out the episode.
    — Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of closing out
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“Closing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closing%20%28down%29. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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