| close mix | 13.76 | Stocks closed mixed. | ||
| close unchange | 6.32 | It closed unchanged. | ||
| close follow | 1.45 | The road is closed following a serious accident. | ||
| close allow | 1.25 | The stadium roof was closed to allow resumption. | ||
| close prevent | 1.25 | Most merchants closed to prevent looting. | ||
| close avoid | 0.86 | Teachers kept schoolroom windows closed to avoid it. | ||
| close change | 0.86 | Bonds recouped early losses, closing little changed, and the dollar fell. | ||
| close observe | 0.59 | All financial markets closed to observe the lunar new year holidays. | ||
| close protect | 0.59 | Some will be closed to protect classified information. | ||
| close be | 0.53 | To be that close! | ||
| close keep | 0.46 | Roads were closed to keep reporters away. | ||
| close make | 0.33 | What can happen after the stock market has closed to make a price change? | ||
| close pend | 0.33 | The shops are being closed pending the results of analyses. | ||
| close traffic | 0.33 | The bridges and tunnels were closed to traffic, the airplanes were grounded and the telephones rang busy. | ||
| close call | 0.26 | Several states were still to close to call. | ||
| close stop | 0.26 | Roads to the fire zone were closed to stop sightseers from hindering emergency services. | ||
| close watch | 0.26 | Nonetheless, the partnership is being closed watched. |