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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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Recent Examples of shut
Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article State inspectors shut five Broward County restaurants and one Palm Beach County food truck last week, with issues ranging from roaches and rodents (droppings found on containers of flour, gnaw marks on sugar packets and rub marks on walls) to a lack of potable running water.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Diop’s camera joins 26 inside this coffin-like space, which is nailed shut before our very eyes.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Hundreds of child-care providers affected by the L.A. fires have been forced to shut their facilities and dozens of sites were destroyed, leaving scores of working families scrambling for care and dealing a blow to an already fragile sector in the region.
—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article State inspectors shut five Broward County restaurants and one Palm Beach County food truck last week, with issues ranging from roaches and rodents (droppings found on containers of flour, gnaw marks on sugar packets and rub marks on walls) to a lack of potable running water.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
The woman’s eyes are squeezed shut, and her hand grasps at Trump’s elbow.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Diop’s camera joins 26 inside this coffin-like space, which is nailed shut before our very eyes.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut
Verb
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Its Palisades store, which survived the Palisades fire, is temporarily closed.—
Andrea Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Ridge Route Road is closed at Lake Hughes and at Templin Highway.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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My favorite thing to do on this earth is to lock the door, lower the blinds, and not speak to anyone for approximately three days.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
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Our nation’s capital was locked down, silent and wary, rightfully fearful of violence from its own citizenry.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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According to Google, the bakery is permanently closed.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Mountain Empire, Borrego Springs and Warner Unified School Districts remained closed due to power outages, officials said.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But the new generation of GaN chargers with more power and USB ports sometimes struggle to stay plugged in due to their size and weight.—
Andrew Liszewski,
The Verge,
7 Aug. 2024
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The area around the plugged duct may be tender, swollen, and red.—
Donna Murray, RN,
Parents,
30 July 2024
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“Shut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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