closed shop

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Noun
  • State police said detectives reportedly found Torres Jr. in possession of a wax fold containing a white powdery substance, as well as a two-way portable radio.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The only evidence of her previous weight was excess folds of skin.
    Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The network kicked off the game by nodding to recent violence in New Orleans and the wildfires around Los Angeles.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Fox is the network, and Fox Entertainment Studios is the studio.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • If Trump were to carry through with his frequent promise to pull the U.S. out of NATO, that would effectively mark the end of the treaty organization and signal the fall of Europe, Zelenskyy said.
    Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
  • This may be different from corporate gifts made to organizations, depending on the circumstances, but there are a lot of uncertainties that will likely be fleshed out in the coming years.
    Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Tennessean last week celebrated the conclusion of its inaugural Journalism Academy program for Tennessee college students.
    Cassandra Stephenson, The Tennessean, 12 Feb. 2025
  • In a statement on X in December 2023, Tesla pointed to an earlier lawsuit the Benavides family had brought against the driver who struck the college student.
    Kimberly Kindy, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Written and directed by Alex Russell, Lurker follows retail employee Matthew (Pellerin), who infiltrates the clique of a rising musician, Oliver (Madekwe).
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Instead of clumping together by position and intensifying those natural cliques, mixing teammates would strengthen bonds throughout the roster.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The irony was that the Downtown Association had installed a new set of Christmas lights.
    Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2025
  • According to the New York Times, his set kicked off with part of an unreleased track used in the promotion for the album.
    TIME Staff, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Magic and religion, for example, are intertwined, with each of the ten magical abilities linked to a god or goddess who governs the maji clans.
    Susan Akyeampong, refinery29.com, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The fastidious, precociously mature character served as a comedic foil to his feistier mother as well as the rest of the show’s broader Pritchett-Dunphy clan.
    John Russell, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In recovering the supercar, authorities also uncovered another theft ring that was using fake documents and VIN switching to steal and traffic luxury vehicles.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2025
  • And the Chiefs’ quarterback, who has won two straight rings and will try to become the first to win three in a row, does one thing better than every other QB — and just about better than any who ever lived.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Closed shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20shop. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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