shutter
noun
a solid or louvered movable cover for a window.
shuttered
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past participleof shutter.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof shutter.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
shutternouna solid or louvered movable cover for a window.
Example Sentences
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In the sprawling former industrial city of Osasco, shuttered factories have given way to a shopping malls and delivery app tech companies in what is now dubbed São Paulo's "Silicon Valley."
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Arby’s has also shuttered 225 U.S. locations since 2023, including 100 last year and 77 so far this year, according to Technomic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Smoke has severely worsened air quality in Manaus, a city of 2.3 million people, and authorities shuttered public schools on Friday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
That includes a shuttered state prison that began holding ICE detainees earlier this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
We are on a corner near a grocery, but its doors and windows are shuttered with graffiti-covered steel.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
