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)
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In other words, the door to playing for Barcelona this season is completely and utterly shut.Manuel Veth, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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After the Rockets big man hurt them during the first quarter, the Celtics used the bigger lineups to shut him down the rest of the way — and, with that, dismantle the rest of the Houston offense.Jay King, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Before raising premiums for tobacco use, employers must offer people an opportunity to quit smoking through counseling, nicotine-replacement gum or patch or other smoking cessation treatments.Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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Some of these effects are reversed by smoking cessation.Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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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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Why some Big Lots stores will remain open after bankruptcy filing 03:25 Macy's is hardly the only retailer to close shuttering brick-and-mortar locations.Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
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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
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In the political arena, the juggernaut of old-age policy came to a halt, and there has been no major expansion since the Nixon Administration, and no major reform of any sort since Reagan.James Chappel / Made by History, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025
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In both games, the Rockets defended well, but in both contests, their offense came to a screeching halt.Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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These measures will be in effect till the end of February.Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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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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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
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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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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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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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“Close (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close%20%28down%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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