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shutdown

noun as in closing

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He added, "I have not had this many phone calls since the shutdown of the government, truthfully."

They added that the shutdown was temporary and they plan to resume the trial in January.

With a government shutdown looming, Nancy Pelosi and Michele Bachmann are on the same side.

In their opinion, this would allow conservatives to lay a marker down on immigration while avoiding a shutdown for the time being.

Not so long ago, many were predicting that the government shutdown would kill Republican chances in 2014.

If a necessary shutdown occurred at night the silence awakened all sleepers in the neighborhood.

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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shutdown, such as: closedown, closure, stoppage, abandonment, and cessation.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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