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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
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Rip walks through the empty grounds of the ranch, shutting the door on the bunkhouse, while Beth surveys the big, empty main house one more time with Kayce.
—William Earl, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2024
The doors are locked shut, and the window shades are closed for maximum privacy.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2024
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Newsom should make no more delays in shutting Aliso Canyon down, writes Mark Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Rip walks through the empty grounds of the ranch, shutting the door on the bunkhouse, while Beth surveys the big, empty main house one more time with Kayce.
—William Earl, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
To avoid bottles that are glued shut, clean the bottle top and cap of excess glue.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2024
The doors are locked shut, and the window shades are closed for maximum privacy.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2024
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There was also plenty of high drama, like Rachel pausing and closing her eyes before standing on the wobbly platform for the last time.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Crane has claimed the window will never close under his ownership tenure.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) led a last-ditch attempt last week to lock in Democratic control of the board for the next two years, but the effort collapsed when the Senate failed to approve a second term for one of Biden’s nominees.Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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The game also offers buildable terrain with hexes that lock together.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Ryals agrees and adds that closed storage will help eliminate breaking, too.Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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The penal colonies of French Guiana were finally, permanently closed in 1953; their remains are now a macabre tourist attraction for the few visitors that make it to Cayenne.Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
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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 21 Dec. 2024.
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