closing has definitions from the fields of business,fine art,writing
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[ 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"

Used in print

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

`` Ladies and gentlemen , in_place_of my regular closing number tonight , I 'd like to sing something of a different nature for you .

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[ noun ] the act of closing something

Synonyms

shutting

Used in print

(Gibson Winter, The Suburban Captivity of the...)

The identification of the basic unit of religious organization - the parish or congregation - with a residential area is self_defeating in a modern metropolis , for it simply means the closing of an iron_trap on the outreach of the Christian fellowship and the transmutation of mission to co-optation .

(1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)

The shutter consists_of two parts : a fast opening part and a fast closing part .

Related terms

opening motion close close close

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[ noun ] (business) termination of operations

Examples

"they regretted the closure of the day care center"

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[ noun ] (fine art,writing) the last section of a communication

Examples

"in conclusion I want to say..."

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[ 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"

Related terms

approach close close

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