self-closing
adjective
self-clos·ing
ˌself-ˈklō-ziŋ 
: closing or shutting automatically after being opened
Examples of self-closing in a Sentence
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Toilet room door not self-closing.
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Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
That includes features such as self-closing doors and noncombustible stairways.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Finally, there’s the sleeping area, a spacious room equipped with dual-use furniture and self-closing storage.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
Too many people drown in pools that are not fenced off and locked with self-closing gates.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024
Enclose your pool with a self-closing, self-locking fence.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
The National Drowning Prevention Alliance recommends the following safety measures:
Barriers, like four-sided, self-closing fences and safety covers, and various alarm systems.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
Hand watering is allowed every day during those hours if the hose is equipped with a self-closing water shut-off device.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
Open Doors Robots face a push door, a pull door, and a door with a self-closing hinge.
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—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2013
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Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
That includes features such as self-closing doors and noncombustible stairways.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Finally, there’s the sleeping area, a spacious room equipped with dual-use furniture and self-closing storage.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
Too many people drown in pools that are not fenced off and locked with self-closing gates.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024
Enclose your pool with a self-closing, self-locking fence.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
The National Drowning Prevention Alliance recommends the following safety measures:
Barriers, like four-sided, self-closing fences and safety covers, and various alarm systems.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
Hand watering is allowed every day during those hours if the hose is equipped with a self-closing water shut-off device.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
Open Doors Robots face a push door, a pull door, and a door with a self-closing hinge.
5.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2013
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“Self-closing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-closing. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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