as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
the utility company threatened them with the shutoff of electricity if the bills weren't paid
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1
as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
threatened to shut off peace talks if the other side kept making unreasonable demands
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2
as in to kill
to cause to stop functioning
shut off the computer to save electricity
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Recent Examples of shutoff
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
More than 250,000 customers may lose power in a public safety shutoff, according to local reports.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2025
Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The rain forecast comes on the tail end of another red-flag warning period that prompted nearly 100,000 power customers to have their electricity shut off as a precaution Thursday.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
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Noun
What else is going on Preemptive power shutoffs that have gone on for days have drawn complaints from Inland Empire residents and politicians.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
More than 250,000 customers may lose power in a public safety shutoff, according to local reports.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
During the Zoom meeting, L.A. City Councilmember Traci Park, who represents Pacific Palisades, said hundreds of workers had been in the area, shutting off broken pipes, sweeping up nails, clearing roadways, removing broken tree limbs and inspecting homes.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The rain forecast comes on the tail end of another red-flag warning period that prompted nearly 100,000 power customers to have their electricity shut off as a precaution Thursday.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutoff
Noun
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Thousands of Palestinians have also been returning to northern Gaza since the start of truce that negotiators hope will lead to a long-term cessation in hostilities.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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But now in 2025, as Trump takes office, a cessation of fighting in Ukraine seems imminent.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Outside of suicide, the only way for a terminally ill person in Ohio to hasten their own death is to refuse life-prolonging treatments or to stop eating and drinking.—
Tim Botos,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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The wave of protests comes at a critical moment as fractured Democrats struggle to stop the Republican president’s purge of the federal bureaucracy, which features thousands of layoffs inside departments focused on public health, education, veterans affairs and human services, among others.—
Steve Peoples,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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The dismissals come less than three weeks after a midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter killed 67 people and brought new scrutiny to air traffic controllers and their workloads.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Morgan broke his leg and was in a coma for two weeks after the accident, which killed his collaborator and mentor James McNair and left others injured.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Here are some of the most notable categories: Foreign policy Trump's foreign policy approach in his early days in office centered around tariff threats, shirking international agreements and bringing much foreign aid to a halt.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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On Thursday, the Trump administration also ordered an immediate halt of the $5 billion program aimed at building more EV charging stations on highways.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The return-to-work ordinance would require city executives to determine timelines to cease remote-work options for their employees.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Wednesday night, precipitation is expected to be both rain and snow but become all rain after 1 a.m. Snow is expected to cease heading into Thursday with rain instead predicted before 1 p.m.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Tweaking the acceleration, braking, and steering in the My Mode setting doesn’t improve the vehicle’s giddy-up.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
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In-vehicle infotainment and telematics systems capture granular details such as trip histories, speed, braking patterns and door activity.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The film lurches toward what could’ve been a great ending, the crisis of mother and daughter finally snapping into sharp and life-threatening focus, but instead leaves us hanging in the middle of the last sentence.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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Or does so only briefly in the ambiguous ending, when Sofia throws off the last vestiges of her passivity and forces her recalcitrant mother into a reckoning with her condition.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Dramatic events abruptly end Fernando’s ascent at SFB, landing him back in Mexico City, where a still intoxicated Jennifer soon follows.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Eagles ended the regular season at 14-3, winning 12 of their final 13 games in the regular season on the way to the NFC East title.—
Brooks Kubena,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Shutoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutoff. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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