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closure
termination of operations
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noun
termination of operations
“they regretted the closure of the day care center”
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”
noun
the act of blocking
noun
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
“we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe”
noun
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
“they finally reached a settlement with the union”
noun
a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
noun
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
verb
terminate debate by calling for a vote
“debate was closured”
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they regretted the closure of the day care center
the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision
we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
they finally reached a settlement with the union
they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences
he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure
debate was closured
cloture the discussion
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