shutdowns

noun

plural of shutdown
as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity the factory resumed operation after a brief shutdown for repairs

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Recent Examples of shutdowns Palisades is expected to be the first nuclear plant in the world to resume generating power after beginning the decommissioning process, but other countries have restarted or refurbished reactors after long-term shutdowns, the association said. — Jennifer McDermott, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Bolliger & Mabillard declined Thursday to answer questions about the shutdowns. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Crews are expediting work, which will require full shutdowns of the route, officials said. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 When sales came back down to earth, Guitar Center had the wrong merchandise on hand, a problem that was hard to remedy as Chinese factory shutdowns caused supply chain chaos. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 Utilities announced planned water and sewer shutdowns on Okaloosa Island and Pensacola Beach. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026 For home-office equipment, networking hardware, 3D printers, and other devices where unexpected shutdowns are costly or irritating, the Elite 300 can serve a dual purpose rather than sit unused until the next blackout. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 Isaias was surging toward the Alabama Gulf Coast as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, prompting mandatory evacuations, school closures and local government shutdowns. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 Government shutdowns, meanwhile, have become routine in American governance. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutdowns
  1. cessations
  2. halts
  3. endings
  4. closures
  5. stoppages
  6. ends
Noun
  • Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.
    — Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of cessations
Noun
  • That was March 2020, when the CEOs of General Motors, Ford, and Fiat Chrysler tried to coordinate production halts over Covid-19 fears, only to be warned by their lawyers that doing so could violate antitrust rules.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The automatic stay halts proceedings but doesn't compel creditors to undo pre-petition filings without operative effect.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of halts
Noun
  • The main reason the Giants have a chance to win every week, though, despite all their injuries and heart-stopping endings, is that Jameis Winston is playing well as their starting quarterback.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Dramatic — and sometimes controversial — endings were the story of a wild college football Saturday, with late-game calls deciding some outcomes and potentially having an effect on how the College Football Playoff shapes up a couple months from now.
    — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of endings
Noun
  • Certain streets and neighborhoods may be affected by demonstrations, police operations, or temporary closures, but the disruption is not necessarily city-wide.
    — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
  • It’s known for its durable fabric, roomy pockets, sturdy closures and often a contrasting collar.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of closures
Noun
  • Look at the work stoppages from the [Hollywood labor strikes] three years ago.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • There is already a feeling among many supporters that the time spent poring over marginal decisions — all those interminable stoppages for calls that are going to cause dissatisfaction, whatever the outcome — is far too much.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of stoppages
Noun
  • Meanwhile, her ends were accented with subtle curls that folded below her chest and around her back.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Rufo is open about his desire to use rhetoric to achieve political ends.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of ends

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