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as in to close
to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening please shut the door when you leave

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as in to close (down)
to stop the operations of shut both stores for a week

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shut

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adjective

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At some point, someone came into a yard and shut the water off. R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024 Courtesy: Walmart Walmart shut its doctor offices for people. Melissa Repko, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
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Thus Life is out, when Motion leaves to bee, Like to an Eye that’s shut, no Light can see. Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024 Iowa caucus-goers deserved to have this information — even if their eyes and ears are already wide shut. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shut 

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“Shut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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