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close out

VERB
terminate business operations
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The Czech - whose flashes of brilliance in his young career have been beset by injury - was struggling to move and needed eight match points to close out victory.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Is there any better way to close out a life than looking ahead with a smile?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

U.S. stocks look set to close out a record-setting week in a cautious mood Friday.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Reaffirmed guidance “suggests confidence that the asset is well placed to close out the FY,” Hissey adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Then out, swim, and in close, out and in for miles.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen




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