as in to shut
to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening
Macleod threatened to steek the door in my face if I ever said a word against the Scots again
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In 2020, Duterte's government refused to renew the license of the country's largest broadcaster and shut it down.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
1 May 2025 -
The location, a historic shopping destination, will shut its doors in early May after the lease expires, a spokesperson confirmed to ABC7 News.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Ono was president of the University of British Columbia when the pandemic hit and moved swiftly to close the campus and require vaccinations for those who returned.—
Ian Hodgson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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In 2015, Mexican food staple Tortilla Flats closed after 40 years, and two efforts to revive it as a cantina were short-lived, the Sacramento Business Journal reported.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2025
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Colorado-Dallas had seven games written all over it the moment that matchup was locked in, and that’s exactly what both bona fide Stanley Cup contenders have delivered us.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Tainted Alcohol Has Killed at Least 19 in Costa Rica as Health Officials Issue Warning After the children were served the contaminated food, teachers reportedly locked the school and fled.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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“Steek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steek. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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