as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
ordered a closedown of operations until the cause of the mine explosion could be determined
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Recent Examples of close (down)
Jim Carlton, WSJ, 13 July 2017
Noun
During the closedown period, the amount of sand taken from the beach will be lowered to a maximum of 240,000 tons a year from an average of almost 300,000 that state regulators say had been taken out over the past three decades.
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Verb
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In the scramble to evacuate, Chelsea had forgotten to lock the door and shut the gate.—
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Economists fear gloomy and fearful consumers will shut their pocketbooks and slow the economy.—
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.—
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Its cessation would cause an immediate breakdown in command and control across Ukrainian frontlines, which would be militarily disastrous.—
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Consistently acknowledge community contributions and close the feedback loop by explaining how their input shaped your decisions.—
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The traffic alert was issued Friday at 9:27 a.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Friday at 9:48 a.m. Kansas City: I-70 closed The road is closed from 11th Street/Exit 2 to I-35/US-40/US-71/US-24/Exit 2 in Kansas City.—
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.—
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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.—
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.—
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Community backlash forced revisions to the flawed plan and brought the zoning rewrite to a halt.—
Noun
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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.—
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Gonzalez, 43, learned of his brother’s diagnosis and came to the United States at the end of 2023.—
Noun
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The timeline of the closures is unclear but clearance sales began in January and were scheduled to run for approximately 8-12 weeks, according to Macy's website.—
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Chipotle had recently announced the closure of some underperforming locations and made corporate restructuring decisions.—
Noun
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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.—
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Tesla’s first modest drop in quarterly sales only occurred in 2020 during the pandemic when shutdowns hit production and deliveries.—
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“Close (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close%20%28down%29. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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