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as in ended
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 excluded
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 shut
to stop the operations of
failing health forced the cardiologist to close out his practice
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Recent Examples of closed out
Eric Lauer closed out the game for Toronto, getting Dodgers star Mookie Betts to strike out.
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Vince Basham found the end zone three times for Chaparral, but the Trojans closed out the game with four unanswered TDs.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Williams and Antonoff closed out the event with a joint performance backed by Bleachers, blending their catalogs into a soulful set jam-packed with saxophone solos and expansive riffs.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Marina had an 18-13 lead in the first set before the Lancers rallied and closed out the set on a 12-3 run.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Jones closed out the game by intercepting Ward.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Bad Bunny, who closed out SNL season 50 in May as musical guest, was recently named the halftime performer at Super Bowl LX in February.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
Roki Sasaki, who closed out the series, was a long shot to be on the postseason roster just a month ago.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Nicolle closed out her routine with a rhyme that won her the one-on-one date that night.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Vince Basham found the end zone three times for Chaparral, but the Trojans closed out the game with four unanswered TDs.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Williams and Antonoff closed out the event with a joint performance backed by Bleachers, blending their catalogs into a soulful set jam-packed with saxophone solos and expansive riffs.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Marina had an 18-13 lead in the first set before the Lancers rallied and closed out the set on a 12-3 run.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Jones closed out the game by intercepting Ward.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Bad Bunny, who closed out SNL season 50 in May as musical guest, was recently named the halftime performer at Super Bowl LX in February.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
Roki Sasaki, who closed out the series, was a long shot to be on the postseason roster just a month ago.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Nicolle closed out her routine with a rhyme that won her the one-on-one date that night.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed out
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Portland, meanwhile, overcame slipping into the wild-card round with a heavy defeat in the regular-season finale and bounced back with a 3-1 win of its own that ended Real Salt Lake’s season.—
Avi Creditor,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Its protagonist—unnamed, like those in Pond and Checkout 19—is a writer who has recently ended a doomed affair with an older man, Xavier.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Major opposition candidates were excluded from the race in the lead-up to voting, including former Credit Suisse president Tidjane Thiam and former President Laurent Gbagbo.—
Paige Bruton,
semafor.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Participants were relatively inactive, which was defined as walking less than 8,000 steps per day, and the study excluded people who already had major illnesses to reduce bias.—
Gina Park,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, Roundhill shut its meme ETF down at one point because of lack of interest.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Varinder Singh, co-owner of Bill the Butcher, says the store has seen an increase in meat and grocery sales since the Pick ‘n Save across the street shut its doors.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Leeds finished fourth in 1991, added to their squad and went on to win the title a year later.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Alker finished 12th in Little Rock but parlayed a tie for second place two weeks later at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship into his second Schwab Cup title in three years.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Oct. 2025
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But the league had banned him prior to that.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, Smith voluntarily resigned from the Academy, and the organization banned him from attending the Oscars or any other Academy event for 10 years.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
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Some food-safety inspections were temporarily suspended, trash piled up in national parks, federal landmarks and museums closed, and some airports shuttered checkpoints due to fewer Transportation Security Administration officers to screen passengers.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, El's closed for nine months for a major renovation—a change that initially worried longtime regulars.—
Abby Price,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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Research is ongoing and is being headed by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) and directed by Manuel Pérez Rivas, a press release concluded.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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The delicate investigation at the site of the plant has concluded, but determining a cause could take months more, said Brice McCracken, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ special agent in charge at the National Center for Explosives Training and Research.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Early in the year, the department-run Foreign Service Institute eliminated over 1,200 courses with DEI and other diversity themes.—
Paul du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Farmers in Lebanon didn't seem keen on how recent developments had eliminated so much farmland, and several Zionsville residents emphasized how people living in rural areas of the town especially cherished their scenery.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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