closed shop

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Noun
  • The green folds of cliffs chanted our imagined names, caught winds heaving an ocean of clouds that piled like seawrack muffling the mill’s whistle, windrows of rain gathered upon the mountain’s emerald stacks, the black crown of the day’s celebration.
    Garrett Hongo, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
  • In this model, a key player—the research professional—reaches out to other departments to bring them into the AI fold.
    Erin Tavgac, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Zaslav went on to note that HBO Max viewership accounts for for 25% of programming spun off from the WBD networks.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Some of the uptick in linear CPMs isn’t driven by a robust market, but by the fact that the networks have less traditional entertainment to sell and smaller audiences projected to watch what remains.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • In honor of the organization’s 40th anniversary, President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis spoke about GLAAD’s achievements, impact and future.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 4 June 2025
  • News organizations have been bullied for performing honest journalism.
    Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Currently, The All-American Rejects are embarking on a nationwide house party tour, eschewing traditional venues for backyards, college campuses and, in one instance, a bowling alley.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
  • Did Drew claim her royalties could pay for Pilar’s college tuition?
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • Vasquez was the leader of the Trece Locos Salvatrucha, or TLS, clique of MS-13 operating in Somerville.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 May 2025
  • My new book, The Last Ferry Out (out May 20), unhooks the velvet rope into another fascinating clique: a group of expats living on a tiny tropical island off the coast of Cancún.
    Andrea Bartz, People.com, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Was that the right set of employees to focus on, and what now?
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • To close out its surreal set, the crew from the cult-favorite kids show Yo Gabba Gabba! brought out a cast of characters both human (Thundercat, Portugal.
    Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • In the premiere episode, the Kardashian-Jenner clan took a family trip to Cabo, where Kardashian once again came face to face with her fear.
    Dayna Haffenden, People.com, 30 May 2025
  • When the Nazis came to power in 1933, the Ophuls clan left Germany for Paris.
    David Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Alderman in a Las Vegas casino deal, and argues that he was engaged in a Hollywood jewelry-heist ring.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
  • The writer-director finds a playful entry point by starting not in Manhattan but in a majestic rocky landscape where the only signs of life are a hot caveman returning from foraging and placing a makeshift ring on the finger of the woman waiting for him.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
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“Closed shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed%20shop. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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