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| 1. | [ adjective ] final or ending | |
| Examples: | "the closing stages of the election" "the closing weeks of the year" "the closing scene of the film" "closing remarks" |
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| Related terms: | opening concluding year-end terminative | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of closing something | |
| Synonyms: | shutting | |
| Related terms: | opening motion close close close | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (business) termination of operations | |
| Synonyms: | shutdown closedown closure | |
| Examples: | "they regretted the closure of the day care center" |
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| Related terms: | termination layoff plant_closing bank_closing close close close | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (fine art,writing) the last section of a communication | |
| Synonyms: | end close ending conclusion | |
| Examples: | "in conclusion I want to say..." |
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| Related terms: | section finale epilogue peroration anticlimax epilogue narration address terminate end end | |
| 5. | [ noun ] approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap | |
| Synonyms: | closure | |
| Examples: | "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision" |
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| Related terms: | approach close close | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a concluding action | |
| Synonyms: | completion mop_up windup culmination | |
| Related terms: | termination graduation follow-through consummation consummation finalization follow-through finish close complete culminate get_through | |
| Similar spelling: |
Clausing clashing close_in clogging clocking Clasen clioquinol Closson Classen closeness |
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