as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
after the closure of the region's last copper mine, the population simply withered away
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Recent Examples of closure
Chipotle had recently announced the closure of some underperforming locations and made corporate restructuring decisions.
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The big picture: The indoor vertical farming sector has been rocked by closures over the past few years.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
The closures are to assist with security measures around the courthouse due to court proceedings for Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 25, of El Salvador, who is charged in the killing of 37-year-old Rachel Morin on the Ma and Pa Heritage Trail in August 2023.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
For over a year, the family stayed in the Donbas, coping with evacuations and pharmacy closures.
—Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for closure
Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The big picture: The indoor vertical farming sector has been rocked by closures over the past few years.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
The closures are to assist with security measures around the courthouse due to court proceedings for Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 25, of El Salvador, who is charged in the killing of 37-year-old Rachel Morin on the Ma and Pa Heritage Trail in August 2023.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
For over a year, the family stayed in the Donbas, coping with evacuations and pharmacy closures.
—Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for closure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closure
Noun
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The crucial question, though, is whether this creeping ceasefire is the start of a real peace process that may develop into an actual cessation of hostilities and even a lasting peace in Ukraine.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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Its cessation would cause an immediate breakdown in command and control across Ukrainian frontlines, which would be militarily disastrous.—
Jack Watling,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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So the ending of the record is getting up onto the top of the moors and screaming at the sky—and off and into the clouds, and then we’re gone.—
Meaghan Garvey,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2025
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Season 3 left off in a dire place — in a shocking twist ending, Ava betrayed Deborah after the comedian had stabbed her in the back by naming someone else as the head writer of her new late-night show.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In today’s interconnected world, a virus emerging in one corner of the globe can bring entire economies to a halt and overwhelm healthcare systems thousands of miles away.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Community backlash forced revisions to the flawed plan and brought the zoning rewrite to a halt.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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As the dad is wheeled away for treatment, their son is taken to wait in the employee break room until the end of his mom’s shift.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Muse was largely absent from the first six episodes, his storyline finally becoming relevant at the end of episode 6 and now in episode 7 where he was…promptly killed.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In March, 1945, as the war staggered to a close, some two hundred Hungarian Jewish forced laborers were executed near Rechnitz.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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By the close of day one, the team was aligned with a strategy on how to successfully address the first item on the list.—
Dennis Kight,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The new agreement will come at the conclusion of the previous 12-year deal agreed to by both parties, which was signed in 2013 for $5.2 billion Canadian.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Kansas Jayhawks guard David Coit, a KU senior men’s basketball player this past season, has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Coit, who announced his decision via social media Monday morning, is the fourth Jayhawks player to enter the transfer portal since the conclusion of the 2024-25 season.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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During the pandemic shutdown, Unwind launched virtual social times for knitters and crocheters, later moving to the parks and eventually back to the store when businesses reopened.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2025
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That led to a developer revolt, a subreddit blackout, and the shutdown of some popular Reddit clients.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Closure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closure. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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