as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
the factory resumed operation after a brief shutdown for repairs
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Recent Examples of shutdown
DeSantis’s comments come ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline to avoid a government shutdown and fund the government for the 2026 fiscal year.
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Julia Manchester, The Hill, 27 May 2025
Authorities have begun reviving hospitals shutdown during the war, or repairing facilities damaged by the conflict.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 27 May 2025
The Trump administration has said the layoffs are aimed at efficiency, not a department shutdown.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Climate extremes, financial meltdown, terrorist attack, pandemic shutdown — all have hit the Seaport hard, each time forcing it to question its core identity.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025
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Julia Manchester, The Hill, 27 May 2025
Authorities have begun reviving hospitals shutdown during the war, or repairing facilities damaged by the conflict.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 27 May 2025
The Trump administration has said the layoffs are aimed at efficiency, not a department shutdown.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Climate extremes, financial meltdown, terrorist attack, pandemic shutdown — all have hit the Seaport hard, each time forcing it to question its core identity.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutdown
Noun
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Those cessations in breathing are what constitutes apnea.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
19 May 2025
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In multiple rounds of diplomacy in 2014 and 2015, after Russia’s takeover of Crimea and incursion into Ukraine’s Donbas region, France and Germany expended more effort on a cosmetic cessation of hostilities than on solving the underlying problems of regional security.—
Liana Fix,
Foreign Affairs,
1 May 2025
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That was after the pandemic lockdown brought concerts — and much of the world — shuddering to a halt in 2020 and much of 2021 (and before the COVID resurgence that followed).—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Finding that the 1977 law Trump invoked to impose his sweeping tariffs does not actually give him the power to do so, the court ordered a permanent halt to the duties and barred any future modifications.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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On a more emotional level, the anticlimactic ending ushered in the conclusion of a 46-year career for coach Bob Babb.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
31 May 2025
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However, there have still been some vocal fans who are upset with changes made from the original, including completely cutting a character and making a significant change to the original movie's ending.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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There is a road closure on West 11th Street from I-670 West to West 10th Street.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2025
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The Metropolitan Police Department listed in a news release on May 28 the full list of closures and restrictions.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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The teaser at the end of this week’s hour-long episode promises bonafide flagship mess: Obnoxious guests, police coming onboard, deckhand Kyle apparently hooking up with a guest.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
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The club has been struggling to understand and navigate the complexities of state and federal taxes in the U.S., but Flamengo expects to find a solution by the end of the week.—
Samindra Kunti,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Billy Joel knows life isn't about happy endings As the film tapers to a close, Joel is steering his boat – the Alexa, named for his daughter with ex-wife Christie Brinkley – with a cigar in his mouth and his eyes focused on the water of Oyster Bay.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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The actors who played them also became the center of much gossip after the season came to a close.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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In its conclusion, the court ruled in favor of a permanent injunction on the tariff orders nationwide.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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After 188 games, the 2024-25 Champions League comes to a conclusion on Saturday night in Munich as Paris Saint-Germain face off against Inter. Ahead of the game at the Allianz Arena, our writers James Horncastle and Michael Cox are on hand to answer your questions.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Shutdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutdown. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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