closing
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(noun) approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision" |
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Synonyms: closure |
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Related Words: approach, approaching, coming |
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(adjective) final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks" |
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Antonyms: opening |
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(noun) the act of closing something |
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Synonyms: shutting |
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Related Words: motion, move, movement |
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Antonyms: opening |
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(noun) a concluding action |
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Synonyms: completion, culmination, mop up, windup |
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Related Words: conclusion, ending, finalisation, finalization, finish, finishing, follow-through, graduation, termination |
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(noun) termination of operations |
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Synonyms: closedown, closure, shutdown |
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Related Words: bank closing, conclusion, ending, layoff, plant closing, termination |
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(noun) the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." |
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Synonyms: close, conclusion, end, ending |
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Related Words: anticlimax, bathos, coda, epilog, epilogue, finale, peroration, section, subdivision |
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