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closing

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adjective

closing

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verb

present participle of close
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as in closing (down)
to stop the operations of the merchant will close the store if business doesn't improve

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Recent Examples of closing
Noun
Amazon has presented an alternative to hiring brokers, paying closing and escrow fees, and all the other costs associated with traditional homeownership: expandable tiny houses. Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025 The firm reiterated its year-end S & P 500 forecast of roughly 4,450 — which implies a 17% drawdown from Friday’s closing level — and said the broad-market index could drop as low as 4,200 by the end of this year. Pia Singh, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025 Related article Fact check: Trump wildly exaggerates trade deficits with Canada, Mexico, China and the EU Based on Monday’s closing level, the S&P 500 is down 17.6% from its record high on February 19. Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025 He’s finished top-20 in all five starts this year including T10 at The Players Championship and 2nd at the Arnold Palmer Invitational after holding the 54-hole lead and leading into the closing holes. Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for closing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closing
Noun
  • As previously reported, the actor is set to reprise his role on the offshoot, and this bit of info from Harvey, tying Hardman to Ted’s Big Bad, certainly helps piece together the why and how, as does, possibly, the episode’s ending.
    Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Drake was also accused of refusing to identify a person who rewrote the ending of the film, and who was not a guild member.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • These concerns appeared to strike a chord—at least in part—with U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken, who brought up the issue several times during this week’s fairness hearing over whether to grant the settlement’s final approval.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • And Kansas is among the basketball standout’s final four.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Olympic gold-medalist Alpine skier returned to the podium over the weekend, finishing in second place in a World Cup super-G race on Sunday.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The problem is partly that power plays depend on finishing — which can vary wildly in a small sample — while teams spend roughly 10 percent of game time with the man advantage.
    Murat Ates, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • What’s stopping organizations from reaping the benefits of AI right now?
    Jesse Todd, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • After stopping the vehicle, Jackson reportedly ran from the car with a gun in his hand, according to court records.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This can complicate diagnosis and lead to inaccurate and potentially dangerous conclusions.
    Jack Hidary, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Studies from New Zealand, Sweden, and elsewhere have come to similar conclusions, finding no negative effect of low levels of fluoride on IQ.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Mark Vientos, who had a breakout season last year, has also struggled to hit, and especially hitting with runners on base.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
  • At this time last year, five homicides were reported in the city.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Former police chief Joe Chacon, who served in the role from 2021 to 2023, nixed a plan to do so after concluding that the sidewalks were too narrow and could not safely contain the swarms of people that flock to the area on weekends.
    Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Resistant to sacrifice, the country was concluding that intelligence, integrity and mastery of the issues were not enough for presidential success.
    Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • With his contract expiring in the summer of 2026, Palace must make serious efforts to tie their skipper down on a new deal, especially given the depth and quality in the squad behind Guehi is lacking.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Here are some key drug patents expiring soon.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025

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“Closing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closing. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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