CLOSING OUT Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

closing out

verb

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present participle of close out

as in ending

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 excluding

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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as in closing (down)

to stop the operations of failing health forced the cardiologist to close out his practice

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Bricks that were most likely 184 years old were removed from the foundation of the church, ending its almost two centuries-long mission.

Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Back then, in the first weeks of the war, Russia and Ukraine conducted several rounds of talks in person and online aimed at ending the conflict; although a framework for peace called the Istanbul Communiqué was drawn up, an agreement was never finalized.

Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024

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