as in shut
to stop the operations of
the coal mine was closed down in the 1930s
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Try not to open the oven before that 1 1/2 hour mark after shutting it off.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025 -
Alex Caruso, one of the team’s veterans, was a bench guy, until he was tasked with defending Nikola Jokić during the Thunder’s series against the Denver Nuggets, and did about as good a job as anyone has ever done of shutting Jokić down.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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“Closed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20%28down%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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