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• n  the act of closing something
• v  move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
• v  become closed
• v  prevent from entering; shut out
  The trees were shutting out all sunlight

• But there is always the haunting danger that what feels like heartburn may be nature's warning that the coronary arteries are shutting down.
• We've had a good run, but alas, the China Blog is indeed shutting down.
• She responded to the war by shutting down her fashion business and hooking up with Hans Gunther von Dincklage, a Nazi officer whose favors included permission to reside in her .

• closing
• close
• shut
• exclude
• keep out
• shut out

• opening
• open
• admit

News & Articles

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• TOP 25 HIGH SCHOOL MOMENTS: No. 23, Saratoga ice hockey beats archrival Shen to capture Section II Division I title
  SCHENECTADY — Shutting out an archrival in their building feels good. Shutting them out a second time in your own barn feels really good.
  June 22, 2013 - The Saratogian
• 'Gay Cure' Group Shutting Down
  Exodus International, a Christian ministry that claimed people could change their sexuality through faith, prayer and therapy, is shutting down its operations, and the group's president issued an apology for causing the gay community "pain and hurt."        
  June 20, 2013 - ABC News
• Nonprofit shutting program for disabled adults
  A Napa-based nonprofit that helps adults with disabilities will be shutting down its enrichment program this August.
  June 19, 2013 - Napa Valley Register

Quotes

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• Khalid Mahmood in Birmingham Post
  But Mr Mahmood said of the statement: "It's not sufficient to alleviate some of the apprehension within the community at the moment. Basically, it's a way of shutting down any further discussion on this. I find it absolutely amazing that they are...
• Jimmie Johnson in Scranton Times-Tribune
  You read the headlines and it was like the No. 48 team is shutting down,Johnson said of all the fuss.
• Mohamed ElBaradei in FOX News
  Our inspectors are there. They verified the shutting down of the reactor yesterday,said Mohamed ElBaradei, chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency.