1
as in to end
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
the team closed out the season with major losses
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2
as in to exclude
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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Recent Examples of close out
Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Young had three interceptions in the first two games of the season before his Week 3 benching, but had only six interceptions in the 10 starts to close out the season.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Some of Nordstrom’s big closeouts have already come and gone, including Memorial Day and the Half-Yearly Sale.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 11 June 2024
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Verb
The 3-pointer by Vetter, who finished with 10 points, five rebounds and three assists, closed out the third quarter and turned a one-point lead for the Griffins into a more comfortable margin.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Young had three interceptions in the first two games of the season before his Week 3 benching, but had only six interceptions in the 10 starts to close out the season.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
Unsurprisingly, these numbers pale in comparison to the Sun’s first-round closeout of Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on ESPN last Wednesday night.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Some of Nordstrom’s big closeouts have already come and gone, including Memorial Day and the Half-Yearly Sale.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 11 June 2024
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Verb
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Jamie Coughlin Silverman, Gabriel Silverman Thirty years after the Cold War ends, a former political prisoner of the East German secret police searches for the truth after learning his brother spied on him for the regime, and discovers the lasting effects of living in a surveillance state.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trump signed a flurry of executive actions Monday on his first day back in the White House, including ending birthright citizenship.—
AJ Willingham,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Basic economy is specifically excluded from this promotion, and only the base fare of a ticket, which excludes government taxes and fees, counts toward the bonus mile earnings.—
Stella Shon,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2025
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It's not meant to segment or cut off or exclude a particular group.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Realistically, states that already have a significant number of charter schools are unlikely to shut them down.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
28 Jan. 2025
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According to news reports, UBS, the world’s largest wealth manager, last year revealed plans to shut thousands of smaller-value accounts with around $2 million or less as part of a cleanup of less profitable relationships.—
Kevin Lim,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
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Revoking the clearances for the signatories of the ‘Hunter Biden letter’ is a penalty that was richly and justly deserved.—
Jeffrey Blehar,
National Review,
24 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement The loss of such clearances can be costly for former officials who work for defense contractors and require ongoing access to classified information to do their private sector jobs.—
Byron Tau,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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In his first season calling plays for the Bucs, Coen helped Tampa Bay finish top-four in total yards, passing yards and rushing yards per game as the team won the NFC South and reached the playoffs with a 10-7 record.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Lost in that: Färjestad finished first in the SHL’s regular season last year and didn’t have room.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Trump will also advise the department to ban transgender service members and remove all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs from the military.—
Jackson Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Jan. 2025
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That was, in essence, why the U.S. Supreme Court just this month unanimously upheld a law effectively banning TikTok—because Congress saw it as a national security risk that stood to benefit China.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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Its Palisades store, which survived the Palisades fire, is temporarily closed.—
Andrea Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Ridge Route Road is closed at Lake Hughes and at Templin Highway.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Yet, while a further decline in relations is possible, the conventional wisdom may overlook a competing, perhaps even more likely scenario: A U.S.-China grand bargain, driven by Trump’s ambition to be remembered as one of America’s great statesmen.—
David Bach,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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Still, for a cake that is beautiful and tastes more special than any typical sheet cake, this is a bargain.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Close out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close%20out. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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