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n. - Termination of operations; The act of blocking; Something settled or resolved.

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  • He needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure
  • They regretted the closure of the day care center
  • M. O'BRIEN: As you think about this moment, do you think it was -- the term closure is such a trite ...
  • Krupa, why the government will not try to give families some kind of closure is beyond me.
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  • After the "cloture" (a vote of Congress to end a filibuster), they voted on the "closure" (anything that shuts, closes, or ends) of the session.
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