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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
Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article State inspectors shut five Broward County restaurants and one Palm Beach County food truck last week, with issues ranging from roaches and rodents (droppings found on containers of flour, gnaw marks on sugar packets and rub marks on walls) to a lack of potable running water.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
Emma Soren, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
The woman’s eyes are squeezed shut, and her hand grasps at Trump’s elbow.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Hundreds of child-care providers affected by the L.A. fires have been forced to shut their facilities and dozens of sites were destroyed, leaving scores of working families scrambling for care and dealing a blow to an already fragile sector in the region.
—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article State inspectors shut five Broward County restaurants and one Palm Beach County food truck last week, with issues ranging from roaches and rodents (droppings found on containers of flour, gnaw marks on sugar packets and rub marks on walls) to a lack of potable running water.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Some unrelated damage happens inside as well: On a keel while sailing, a bunch of liquor bottles and plates roll and break because a cabinet won’t stay shut.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
The woman’s eyes are squeezed shut, and her hand grasps at Trump’s elbow.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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The building that connects St. Paul’s Central Station to the skyway, which was the scene of a double homicide in 2022, was closed soon after.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
3 Feb. 2025
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Refinery personnel managed to close valves and largely shut down the sources of the fire by 9:57 p.m., and firefighters successfully contained the flames by 12:15 a.m., according to updates from Martinez Refining Company published to their Facebook page Sunday morning.—
Sierra Lopez,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Fail to meet any of these conditions, and Ricky might be locked up again.—
Matthew Creith,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2025
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Our nation’s capital was locked down, silent and wary, rightfully fearful of violence from its own citizenry.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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According to Google, the bakery is permanently closed.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Mountain Empire, Borrego Springs and Warner Unified School Districts remained closed due to power outages, officials said.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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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 8 Feb. 2025.
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