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as in to end
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
the team closed out the season with major losses
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as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
don't assume an attitude that closes out any possibility of a compromise
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Recent Examples of close out
Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Then Mayfield led the Buccaneers (8-6) on five straight scoring drives to close out the team’s win and increasing momentum to win the NFC South.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2024
Defensively, the Suns weren’t redirecting the Clippers on drives and weren’t close enough on the 3-ball closeouts.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
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Verb
As one example, Carvalho and the Board of Education authorized closing out the jobs of 400 assistant principals — all of them had been represented by AALA.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Then Mayfield led the Buccaneers (8-6) on five straight scoring drives to close out the team’s win and increasing momentum to win the NFC South.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
Senior Ian Straley made the Lightning pay for late closeouts.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2024
Defensively, the Suns weren’t redirecting the Clippers on drives and weren’t close enough on the 3-ball closeouts.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for close out
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The turnover ended at five Stafford’s career best streak of games without an interception.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Socializing nearly always revolves around a specific activity, often out of the house, and with an implied start and end time.Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 23 Dec. 2024
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Therefore, as Thanksgiving fell on Nov. 28 this year, Thanksgiving viewership is excluded and December’s report will be a better source for data on holiday viewership patterns in 2024.Selome Hailu, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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Trump's legal team had argued that various testimony in the hush-money case – such as that of former White House employees – and evidence – like statements made while Trump was president – violate the Supreme Court ruling that excludes official acts from prosecution.Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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In the book, Lee and Allerton get close to finding the ayahuasca, but that door is quickly shut.Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
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Yellowstone just aired its season 5B finale, which may have shut the barn door on that flagship series (though spinoffs are in the works).Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
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The deal was conditioned upon approval by Alonzo Wickers, among the most preeminent legal clearance lawyers in the entertainment industry.Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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Rucci’s sister Rosina added that Greene knew what had longevity and what would end up on discount stores’ clearance racks.Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
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Once the printing process is complete, human builders then take over and finish off the windows, doors, roof and anything else required to turn it into a modern home.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
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Once her husband drifts off, Romy sneaks into the other room, lies on her stomach with her hands between her legs and finishes to a video clip with subtle Dom/Sub dialogue.Laura Ramadei, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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The rule is narrower than what the FTC proposed in 2023 that would have broadly banned hidden and deceptive fees regardless of industry.Jody Godoy, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Lawmakers in 10 other states have introduced legislation to ban the dye in foods.Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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Trader Joe's will be open on December 24 and will close at 5 p.m. local time.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The popular trail is closing and won’t re-open to hikers for 18 months.Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
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Temu has now fully replaced Wish, an earlier bargain online shopping site, in the cultural lexicon as the signifier of knockoffs or budget-friendly alternatives.Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
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Those are terrific bargains compared to costs at public universities in most other states — let alone at private institutions such as USC and Stanford.George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Close out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close%20out. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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