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That was closed vs That has been closed

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'That was closed' is used to describe a past action or state of closure, while 'That has been closed' is used to indicate a recent action or state of closure that has relevance to the present.

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That was closed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe a past action or state of closure.

This phrase is used to indicate that something was closed in the past. It refers to a completed action or state of closure.

Examples:

The store that was closed last week has reopened today.
The case that was closed last month is being reopened for further investigation.

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You'll find it dead-ends in a blind account that was closed yesterday.
It would if there was an unusually high sodium fluoride count in the drinking water, like say in the facility that was closed down for that very reason.
Next stop was Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. Here we found a very large down-town library that was closed.
It wasn't the school that was closed.
And... that was closed.
This is the apartment that was closed up.
Broke into a chalet that was closed for the summer.
I spent the night in a hotel that was closed for renovations.
From Park Güell I caught the 72 bus to get to Torres Bellesguard a magnificent work that was closed to the public until September 18, 2013.
She's lived her whole life believing that there was a part of the world that was closed off to her.
There's this battery recycling facility that was closed down recently because of all the arsenic, lead and sulfur that it was emitting.
So then why are you ordering evidence from long-term storage for a case that was closed ten years ago?
She died after giving birth, lamenting the time she'd wasted in a bedroom that was closed where she could escape the mosquitoes, read romantic novels and heal a chronic headache.
In a stolen goods case that was closed out.
St. Stephen's Church - an early old Romanic church that was closed in 1834, due to the order of the Austrian government. The church has been used as a stable for many years and has still not been restored.
) (The heart has opened that that was closed to all!

Alternatives:

that had been closed
that used to be closed
that was shut down
that was sealed off
that was no longer open

That has been closed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a recent action or state of closure that has relevance to the present.

This phrase is used to indicate that something has been closed recently and the closure has relevance to the present moment.

Examples:

The road that has been closed for construction will reopen next week.
The account that has been closed cannot be reopened.

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Think of a room that has been closed for a year. When you go into it there is a smell of damp, many things are wrong with it.
If you enjoyed the dabkeh so much I suggest we open our dabkeh club that has been closed since the war
At least one split of the selected transaction references an account that has been closed. Editing the transactions is therefore prohibited.
The initiative plan to reopen, reorganize and support a nursery centre, that has been closed by the Ecuadorian Authorities, coinciding with the decision to abolish the institutions with less then 45 children, in order to restrain the public costs.
Almost drawing to an end the restoration works that will bring the historic hotel called Albergo del Rosario di Pompei -that has been closed for over 20 years- to open back up with the name Habita 79, a modern 4 star superior hotel
Say, that place has been closed for years.
That list has been closed for weeks.
I heard that it has been closed for 20 years.
There has been a lot of focus on IRELA, the Institute for European-Latin American Relations that has now been closed down.
I am not sorry that the Institute has been closed down.
A recent redevelopment project has made the Pont du Gard site easily accessible from the highway while appearing to be a hidden oasis now that it has been closed to vehicle traffic.
Translation edited by John G. Davies Figure 1 - Small bottle with pond water that has been kept closed for about 3 years. Inside it, you can see green clumps of photosynthetic organisms.
Even now, after the Cuban dictator took advantage of 26 July to blast European policy, it cannot be said that every door has been closed or every possibility exhausted.
The pilot is saying that the airspace has since been closed to commercial traffic.
Why hasn't that case been closed?
Despite the fact that only one runway has been closed due to the tragedy, several dozen airliners are visible, endlessly circling the field.
Okay, it looks like that place has been closed for years, so her friend could be dead or in prison -
As you know that swamp has been closed and condemned for too many years, and it's been crippling my tourism business and it's been stopping those of you who make your living hunting an entire area rich with wildlife.
That procedure has now been closed following the management group's withdrawal of the obligation to sell at Dutch auction markets but the first procedure is still in progress.
That is why it is good that this file has been closed.

Alternatives:

that is closed
that got closed
that has closed
that was recently closed
that has been shut down

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