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: furnished with shutters
Shuttered double-hung windows and classic clapboard give Thomas Hopkins's design the look of a 19th century Greek Revival house.—
Country Living
—often used in combinationCountry LivingBy the coast, Essaouira serves up salty sea winds and seagulls circling its blue-shuttered houses.—Adekunle Agbetiloye
Adekunle Agbetiloye
b
: having closed shutters
… kept the house shuttered throughout the year to maintain a constant temperature …—Jason W. Selby
Jason W. Selby… the room was closely shuttered and stuffily hot.—Colleen McCullough
Colleen McCullough2
: closed for business
… shuttered factories stand as a testament to the deindustrialization of New England.—Thomas A. Stewart
Thomas A. Stewart… an indoor facility would permit racing at a time when most tracks are shuttered for the winter …—The New York Times
The New York Times3
: closed off or off-limits to outsiders
… kept her private life shuttered …—Neal Ascherson
Neal AschersonSome of the nuns she interviews are cloistered, emerging only briefly from a shuttered existence.—Lise Funderburg
Lise Funderburgshuttered
2 of 2past tense and past participle of shutter entry 2
Examples of shuttered in a Sentence
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Joined by Gloria Romero, who is running for lieutenant governor, Hilton unveiled his proposal outside the shuttered Cinerama Dome, which has become a symbol of Hollywood decline.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Denver’s delicious Cinco de Mayo celebration returns Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3, with a impressive menu, given that its host, Civic Center park, is partially shuttered for construction.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
The four new attraction closures join the Disneyland Monorail, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin, Silly Symphony Swings, Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind, Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes and Pirate’s Lair on Tom Sawyer Island that were already shuttered for refurbishment.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Two long-shuttered YMCA facilities and the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago's West Loop headquarters have gone up for sale, the YMCA confirmed Wednesday.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
The trio pulled up on e-bikes, drove up to the entrance of the Information Center and began shouting and taking pictures, pausing to take drags off a vape while peering through the shuttered doors.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The currently shuttered Munger Moss Motel was built in 1946 as an addition to a roadside restaurant and filling station in Lebanon, Missouri.
—E. Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The daughter, Bankowska, would in turn research the shuttered galleries, sending images of those galleries’ certificates of authenticity to their conspirator in Poland, who used design software to create fake certificates to go with the counterfeit artwork.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
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No pipelines carry fuels into the state from the Gulf Coast, and the state has also seen two refineries shuttered since October 2025, eliminating roughly 20% of its capacity.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Joined by Gloria Romero, who is running for lieutenant governor, Hilton unveiled his proposal outside the shuttered Cinerama Dome, which has become a symbol of Hollywood decline.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Denver’s delicious Cinco de Mayo celebration returns Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3, with a impressive menu, given that its host, Civic Center park, is partially shuttered for construction.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
The four new attraction closures join the Disneyland Monorail, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin, Silly Symphony Swings, Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind, Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes and Pirate’s Lair on Tom Sawyer Island that were already shuttered for refurbishment.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Two long-shuttered YMCA facilities and the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago's West Loop headquarters have gone up for sale, the YMCA confirmed Wednesday.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
The trio pulled up on e-bikes, drove up to the entrance of the Information Center and began shouting and taking pictures, pausing to take drags off a vape while peering through the shuttered doors.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The currently shuttered Munger Moss Motel was built in 1946 as an addition to a roadside restaurant and filling station in Lebanon, Missouri.
—E. Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The daughter, Bankowska, would in turn research the shuttered galleries, sending images of those galleries’ certificates of authenticity to their conspirator in Poland, who used design software to create fake certificates to go with the counterfeit artwork.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Shuttered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuttered. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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