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arrest, arrestment, cease, cessation, check, close, closedown, conclusion, cutoff, discontinuance, discontinuation, end, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, offset, shutdown, shutoff, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, termination
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Its July closure marks an end, at least temporarily, to a 52-year run that began at the height of the city’s counterculture movement but grew financially unfeasible as the neighborhood and the economics of operating a medical clinic changed. — Catherine Ho, SFChronicle.com, "End of an era in Haight-Ashbury: Original free clinic closes its doors," 3 Aug. 2019 The trail was heavily damaged by a wildfire July, 2017, which prompted its closure. — oregonlive.com, "Popular Mount Jefferson hiking trail reopened 2 years after fire," 1 Aug. 2019 Its closure was due partly to rising real-estate and rent prices in Miami, a problem that’s prevented many venues in the city from gaining momentum or even opening up for business. — Zach Schlein, Billboard, "Bienvenidos a Miami: Insomniac Events Acquires Ownership Stake in Miami's Club Space," 29 July 2019 Maggie in particular has told me that the book gave her closure. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "Three Women makes true stories of women, sex, and desire read like a novel," 24 July 2019 DeGette called for its closure after describing conditions inside, particularly among women detainees. — Saja Hindi, The Denver Post, "ICE director defends Aurora facility as members of Congress call for its closure," 22 July 2019 Since its near-closure in 2014, San Diego Opera has been gradually shrinking its budget and staff to what leaders now say is a sustainable level. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego Opera leaders optimistic on future despite impending budget deficit," 14 July 2019 Its closure also means the loss of nearly half of the Navajo’s annual operating budget, according to Len Necefer, an assistant professor of American Indian studies at the University of Arizona, a gap that many hope tourism will fill. — Rebecca Jennings, Vox, "Everyone wants to Instagram the world’s most beautiful canyon. Should they?," 11 July 2019 Experts believe its closure will prompt the algae bloom to quickly dissipate. — CBS News, "All of Mississippi's beaches have been closed for swimming due to toxic algae," 7 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'closure.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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