Closed and Refused

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Closed adjective - Not open.

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Refused and closed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refused" instead the word "Closed" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: close, closing, closure, closer

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Closed and refused are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Closed" instead the word "Refused" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: refuse, refusal, refusing, refuser

Recounted in Not Since Carrie by Ken Mandelbaum: The musical At The Grand closed before it went to Broadway because its star, Paul Muni, refused to sign a new contract after his preliminary one was up.

Source: Naked in Mink
The city assembly refused to act, but the local school board subsequently moved all copies in local elementary and middle schools to closed shelves, effectively stopping students from reading the work at school.

Source: Banned in China

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