shut down; shutting down; shuts down
: to settle so as to obscure vision : close in
the night shut down early
: to make ineffective in competition
shut down the opposition's offensive line
Examples of shutdown in a Sentence
Noun
the shutdown of the factory
the factory resumed operation after a brief shutdown for repairs
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
The last of the businesses at the once-popular Festival Marketplace mall in Pompano Beach are packing up to leave as the decades-old retail spot that hosted boutiques, jewelers, electronics, furniture shops and eateries nears a June 1 shutdown.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 May 2025
The town's boardwalk was shut down on Monday but later reopened for the holiday.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Noun
McNally blames that mismatch on the shutdown of refineries around the United States as forecasters projected weaker gasoline demand due to the rise of electric vehicles.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
The last of the businesses at the once-popular Festival Marketplace mall in Pompano Beach are packing up to leave as the decades-old retail spot that hosted boutiques, jewelers, electronics, furniture shops and eateries nears a June 1 shutdown.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
Verb
The racing movie arrives in theaters this summer after a longer-than-expected production that got shut down for an entire year amid the Hollywood strikes.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 May 2025
The town's boardwalk was shut down on Monday but later reopened for the holiday.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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“Shutdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shutdown. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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shutdown
noun
shut·down
ˈshət-ˌdau̇n 
: an ending of an activity
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