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shutting down

verb as in close up

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After a stint with a replacement Head Mistress went sour, R seriously considered shutting down La Domaine for good.

Moreover, the crippling restrictions resulted in the North partially shutting down weapons programs for lack of funds.

In the midst of “literally” shutting down the offices, Kroll talked to The Daily Beast about the final season.

One reason for withholding information was the president had no intention of shutting down the initiative.

You said that shutting down a newspaper is not the right way to warn those who may have infringed on the law.

Three hours afterward, when shutting down for the night, out flew the sparrow.

How like a chill fog stealing in and shutting down, shrouding a place, is trouble in a household!

Just think of shutting down on the boys, after being one of them for sixty years!

He had command of his thoughts, shutting down one little tight shutter after another upon the things he did not want to see.

After shutting down the machinery, lines would be attached to a steam capstan on the deck of the steamer.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shutting down, such as: abandon, cease, stop, and close down.

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

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