close
verb (used with object)
to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
have closed
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present perfectof close.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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More than 80 film and television production service businesses across L.A. have closed since 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
In the midst of this hunger crisis, around one third of nutrition sites across the country have closed or have suspended services, "largely due to funding cuts".
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Authorities have closed dozens of metro stations, cancelled several trains coming to Delhi and shut down mobile internet temporarily around the protest site.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
The senators’ letters ask State Farm, Allstate and others to disclose the breakdown of home and auto claims they have closed without payment, including how many were formally denied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
But then I see that the girls have closed in tightly around Met Bong.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
