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Recent Examples of shutdown President Biden on Saturday signed the stopgap measure approved by Congress on Friday that will prevent a government shutdown. Ian Swanson, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024 Then-President Trump and lawmakers reached a deal shortly after that to end the shutdown, the longest funding lapse in the United States. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024 The second longest government shutdown occurred during the Clinton administration. Fernando Cervantes Jr., Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024 The White House and Democrats avoid a shutdown in Biden's waning days. Hans Nichols, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shutdown 
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Noun
  • Before raising premiums for tobacco use, employers must offer people an opportunity to quit smoking through counseling, nicotine-replacement gum or patch or other smoking cessation treatments.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Some of these effects are reversed by smoking cessation.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In both games, the Rockets defended well, but in both contests, their offense came to a screeching halt.
    Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • In the political arena, the juggernaut of old-age policy came to a halt, and there has been no major expansion since the Nixon Administration, and no major reform of any sort since Reagan.
    James Chappel / Made by History, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This article contains spoilers from Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Jeff Fowler, the director of the Sonic the Hedgehog movies, previously teased to Entertainment Weekly how the ending of his third entry tees up the introduction of new characters, similar to the past two films.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Come for the premise, stay for the discussion-worthy ending.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Including this year’s closures, the 24-hour diner chain still has roughly 1,300 open locations.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2025
  • State officials said drivers should plan ahead, allow extra travel time and be alert for unexpected closures because of crashes or other incidents on the roads.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • To this end, investors can track the recommendations of top Wall Street analysts to select reliable dividend stocks with solid fundamentals.
    TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event, and the launch of the Galaxy S25 family, is expected at the end of January 2025.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Many polls and experts pointed to voters' unhappiness with the economy as a big reason for President-elect Donald Trump's reelection — despite experts, including Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, indicating that the U.S. economy was on good footing as 2024 came to a close.
    Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 1 Jan. 2025
  • As 2024 comes to a close, celebrities all around the world are saying goodbye to an eventful 12 months and hello to the new year.
    Brendan Le, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This is the conclusion of a new study, conducted at the University of Arizona, which has identified an entirely new kind of cosmic collision.
    Ian Randall, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • An initial virtual interview with an assistant on a team that has a first-round bye — such as Detroit offensive coordinator Ben Johnson — will have to take place this week before the conclusion of the wild-card round.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Shutdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutdown. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.

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