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closing

167 2.5

Happening at the end of an event or period

adjective
/ˈkloʊzɪŋ/

: final

The closing remarks highlighted the importance of teamwork in achieving success.

So what does that mean ahead of closing arguments on Tuesday?

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Examples

Let me, in closing, briefly evoke his work.
OK, now I in closing, I want to make two points.
In closing, the speaker summarized the main points of the presentation.
During the closing moments of the event, the audience gave a standing ovation.

Synonyms

concluding

vsclosing

10 3.1

At the end of something that finishes it

is the final state that appears at the end of an event

Antonyms

opening

450 1.0

Happening at the beginning of an event or period

beginning

30 1.0

Something that is at the first stage of a process

Compounds

closing time

23 2.2

The time when a shop or other place stops serving customers and closes

plant closing

6 4.6

A factory or workplace stopping all work and ending jobs there

closing price

Specialized

5 3.9

The price of a share at the end of a trading day

bank closing

1 5.0

A bank that shuts down because it cannot pay its debts

closing off

1 5.2

An action that stops people from entering a place or communicating

closing curtain

1 3.8

The final part of a show when the stage curtain goes down

How Final

ultimate

602 4.6

terminal

25 5.6

closing

167 2.5

Surface Forms

closing positive

Morphology

closing = close (transparent) = close + ing

The adjectival participle 'closing' (as in 'closing ceremony') is directly formed from the verb 'close' with -ing.

Etymology

Closing as an adjective comes from close and closure, carrying the idea 'final' or 'at the end'. So the closing minutes or closing chapter are the last, finishing parts of an event or story.