shutdown

noun

ˈshət-ˌdau̇n How to pronounce shutdown (audio)
Definition of shutdownnext
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 Since organizers have held additional demonstrations protesting a federal government shutdown, mass deportations and attacks on healthcare and environmental protections. — Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Bolliger & Mabillard declined Thursday to answer questions about the shutdowns. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Mendez spent nine years pressing for the 2022 shutdown of an NRG Energy coal plant on the lakefront in downtown Waukegan, partly because studies showed a third of the city’s children were then suffering from asthma. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 Crews are expediting work, which will require full shutdowns of the route, officials said. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shutdown
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutdown
  1. cessation
  2. halt
  3. ending
  4. closure
  5. end
  6. close
  7. conclusion
Noun
  • Abrupt cessation of this class can even trigger a rebound worse than baseline.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Similarly, access to smoking-cessation treatment and harm-reduction resources varies substantially from country to country.
    — Emma Fenske, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of cessation
Noun
  • Ideally, a reciprocal halt in long-range air and missile attacks could then be replicated across other sectors—maritime, commercial, and transportation—thus forming the basis of a broader aerial cease-fire.
    — Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026
  • President Iliana Yotova called for an immediate halt to hostilities in the Black Sea and a moratorium on drone attacks against commercial and civilian infrastructure, following the latest drone attacks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of halt
Noun
  • Spanish police have recovered three religious artworks stolen from churches in Valladolid over the summer, bringing the case one step closer to a miraculously happy ending.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Lil’ Randy shouts repeatedly as he is hauled off, a great ending to a pretty great episode.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ending
Noun
  • In Bologna, the disorders led to the precautionary closure of the railway station.
    — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The Idaho Statesman reported this week on several shakeups to the restaurant scenes in the Treasure Valley and McCall, from the closure of a 44-year-old McCall institution to openings in Boise, Meridian, Kuna and Nampa.
    — Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance, Idaho Statesman, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of closure
Noun
  • The buyer of Lindy’s could keep the old-school steakhouse running, rebrand it or pursue other options for the property, with a sale expected to close by the end of the year.
    — Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance, Idaho Statesman, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The stunning eat-in kitchen is updated with high end custom cabinetry, a center island with room for seating on one side and a workspace surrounding the kitchen sink.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of end
Noun
  • In a recent rare interview with chum Matthew McConaughey, Bryan suggested that his songwriting-and-touring tear since leaving the Navy may be coming to a close soon.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The analysts did lower their price target to $89 from $107 — still 45% higher than Friday's close.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of close
Noun
  • Business leaders are not the only ones arriving at this conclusion.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • As officials await a conclusion to this case, the victim’s university community is left reeling.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of conclusion

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“Shutdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutdown. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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