closing
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- noun
- /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
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reducción (de la brecha)
- Where does closing the gap rate in your list of priorities?
- closing the gap
Examples
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Seven hundred yards and closing.
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Stand clear of the closing doors, please.
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Your basis includes the settlement fees and closing costs you paid for buying the property.
Blog text (29) -
Officials said the target date for releasing school-closing recommendations is now sometime in early December.
Blog text (24) -
Sir, we've got two bogeys bearing due east and closing.
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The municipally owned hospital in this community, plagued by plant closings, is the region's primary engine of economic development.
Academic text (2017) -
Goldman touts the program on the economic grounds that closing employment gender gaps in emerging markets stimulates growth.
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The car is approaching the finish line, and the distance is closing quickly.
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As the train sped forward, the station was closing in on the passengers.
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With each passing moment, the gap between the two runners was closing significantly.
Synonyms
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2.7
The coming closer in time or space
Things coming together at the same point
Gradually getting narrower toward one end
Compounds
How Close
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Closing also comes from close, which can mean 'near' or 'to make near', as in closer. So the closing of a gap or the closing speed is the distance getting smaller as things move together.