1
as in to end
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
the team closed out the season with major losses
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as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
don't assume an attitude that closes out any possibility of a compromise
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Recent Examples of close out
Mike Jones, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Altice closed out the third quarter of 2024 with 1.94 million video subscribers, which marked a 13% decline compared to the year-ago headcount (2.23 million), a rate of change that’s largely in keeping with greater industry trends.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Sara Coughlin, SELF, 11 June 2024
The perimeter concepts have remained largely the same, pressuring the ball 94 feet, switching screens, sitting in gaps, helping on drives, not giving up baseline, rotating on double teams, high-hand closeouts.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
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Verb
This season, Tampa Bay fell into a 4-6 hole, then closed out the year with a 6-1 tear to clinch the division and postseason bid in the 11th hour.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Altice closed out the third quarter of 2024 with 1.94 million video subscribers, which marked a 13% decline compared to the year-ago headcount (2.23 million), a rate of change that’s largely in keeping with greater industry trends.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
Some of Nordstrom’s big closeouts have already come and gone, including Memorial Day and the Half-Yearly Sale.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 11 June 2024
The perimeter concepts have remained largely the same, pressuring the ball 94 feet, switching screens, sitting in gaps, helping on drives, not giving up baseline, rotating on double teams, high-hand closeouts.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
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In connection with the deal, Fubo agreed to end its antitrust case against Venu.Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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Kelly: What's the leverage for getting Putin to end this war?NPR, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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Like 2024, two different timed permits will be offered in 2025: one to access the entire park, including the Bear Lake Road Corridor, and one that includes access to the rest of the park but excludes the Bear Lake Road Corridor.Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
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That’s because the average person may not know which expenses can be excluded from income and therefore shielded from the government.Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
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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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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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City’s second came from a long ball too, though this was much more of a clearance from Nunes after a throw-in downfield.Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Waltz confirmed clearance and transition processes are ongoing for the new administration.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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The Red Wings also had three different lines score an even-strength goal Sunday, with the big highlight being Kane’s tally to finish a remarkable play set up by Andrew Copp and Erik Gustafsson. Were the Red Wings perfect Sunday?Max Bultman, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Bulls were plagued by injuries, mainly to Lonzo Ball and Zach LaVine, and never finished better than sixth in the Eastern Conference with DeRozan in tow.Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
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Images—the good ones, at least—are always richer than their official meanings, which is why so many religions police or ban them.Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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The new year is ushering in thousands of new state laws, including several that will increase minimum wages and one banning children under 14 from using social media.Brittney Melton, NPR, 1 Jan. 2025
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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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Of 14 cinemas that were closed, two reopened: The AMC Americana in Glendale and the AMC Topanga 12 in Canoga Park.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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But former officials familiar with the subject argue the vast changes that have swept through the region over the past four years and particularly in recent months also provide new chances for a grand bargain.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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Oklahoma delivered their end of the bargain, notching two second-place 9.95s and not counting a score below 9.875.Caroline Price, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Close out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close%20out. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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