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Recent Examples of closure The Metropolitan Police Department listed in a news release on May 28 the full list of closures and restrictions. Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 6 June 2025 The first phase involves reducing operations and staffing over several months, moving inmates to other prisons, and conducting studies on logistics, closure impacts and the site’s long-term future. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025 So lumping it in with school closures is a mistake. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025 There is a road closure on Broadway Boulevard from West 16th Street to I-670 West. Kansas City Star, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for closure
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Noun
  • Transportation electrification would contribute mightily to the abeyance and cessation of these current and future disasters, saving untold property and lives.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
  • Hamas has demanded a deal that would provide stronger guarantees toward a lasting cessation of hostilities, a position the U.S. and Israel have dismissed.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • On a more emotional level, the anticlimactic ending ushered in the conclusion of a 46-year career for coach Bob Babb.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2025
  • However, there have still been some vocal fans who are upset with changes made from the original, including completely cutting a character and making a significant change to the original movie's ending.
    Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Taylor Walls belted a homer and drove in three runs, Danny Jansen added a two-run shot and Brandon Lowe had a solo homer for the Rays, who saw their four-game winning streak come to a halt.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
  • Zero visibility strategy: In cases of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, initiate your hazard lights and locate a secure spot, such as a nearby business parking area, to pull over and come to a halt.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The teaser at the end of this week’s hour-long episode promises bonafide flagship mess: Obnoxious guests, police coming onboard, deckhand Kyle apparently hooking up with a guest.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 June 2025
  • Nawrocki jumped ahead in later polls and would hold on for the victory by the end of the day.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Billy Joel knows life isn't about happy endings As the film tapers to a close, Joel is steering his boat – the Alexa, named for his daughter with ex-wife Christie Brinkley – with a cigar in his mouth and his eyes focused on the water of Oyster Bay.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 6 June 2025
  • In 2024, Rutherford opened up about her life after the battle came to a close.
    Michael Nied, People.com, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Roku’s Debt stood at $577 million at the conclusion of the most recent quarter, while its market capitalization is $11 billion (as of 6/6/2025).
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • The Big 12—arguably the most enthusiastic supporter of private capital among the conferences—recently came to a similar conclusion after a year-long evaluation process that reportedly included discussions with global investment firm CVC Capital.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • That would easily replace the supply lost from a total shutdown of the Straits of Hormuz for sixty days.
    Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • More recently during years of divided government, GOP leaders had to rely on Democrats to approve must-pass funding bills to avoid shutdowns.
    Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 12 June 2025

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“Closure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closure. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

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