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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
closen .
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Examples
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In another two or three generations, none of their children will probably be identifiably mixed, and the two racial groups will not have appreciably closened.
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A slight stoop closened and corrected the expansion given to his face by the heightening of his forehead in the recession of his grey hair.
To Let 2004
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There is no doubt that the liaison of the General, Naval and Air Staffs must be closened, and if co-operation with the senior services was really becoming less satisfactory, a return to the old system should be considered amongst other alternatives, but I do not think that it should be so.
Aviation in Peace and War Frederick Hugh Sykes 1915
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A slight stoop closened and corrected the expansion given to his face by the heightening of his forehead in the recession of his grey hair.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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A slight stoop closened and corrected the expansion given to his face by the heightening of his forehead in the recession of his grey hair.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume III. Awakening To Let John Galsworthy 1900
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A slight stoop closened and corrected the expansion given to his face by the heightening of his forehead in the recession of his grey hair.
The Forsyte Saga - Complete John Galsworthy 1900
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