as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
local residents feel that they have been shut out of the debate for expanding the airport
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Recent Examples of shut out
Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
Serra had shutout wins of 26-0 over Palos Verdes and 47-0 over Los Angeles Hamilton before the loss to Los Alamitos.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who saw his team shut out the A’s the previous two nights, turned to arguably the best reliever in baseball.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The Twins avoided the shutout when utilityman Ryan Fitzgerald, who pitched the bottom of the eighth inning, hit a two-run home run into the right field corner in the ninth.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
Serra had shutout wins of 26-0 over Palos Verdes and 47-0 over Los Angeles Hamilton before the loss to Los Alamitos.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
The Grizzlies won their first game of the season but have been shut out the last two weeks.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who saw his team shut out the A’s the previous two nights, turned to arguably the best reliever in baseball.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut out
Verb
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She is now stuck between not wanting to exclude someone and still hoping the evening stays true to its original purpose.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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All Canadian feature films in Official Selection — excluding first or second features — are considered for the award.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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New Mexico ran for 298 yards on the Bruins on Friday night in the Rose Bowl, after Utah ran for 286 yards in the Bruins’ home opener, a 43-10 blowout loss in Week 1.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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McDaniels only scored one win at Miami without Brady, a 2008 blowout with Matt Cassel at quarterback.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The storm also left people trapped in seven vehicles on nearby roads after overflowing creeks caused washouts, deputies said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Because of semaglutide's long washout period, treatment should also be stopped at least two months before a planned pregnancy.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed an executive order banning phones in her state, too.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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The deadline for the popular app to find a non-Chinese buyer or be banned in the United States is September 17, after Trump extended it for the third time.—
AFP,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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The series appeared to be headed for a sweep in the acting categories when Britt Lower pulled an upset early in the ceremony by taking the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series over Matlock nominee Kathy Bates.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The mass arrest marks the largest sweep yet in the crackdown at US worksites.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Visit the whitewash beacon and adjacent lightkeeper’s house located at the Southern end of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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By the afternoon, the sun broke through, 4-to 6-foot surf giving the surfers plenty of opportunities, at times the whitewash so powerful water licked the bottom of the concrete pier.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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With widespread vaccination, which led to measles being declared eliminated from the US in 2000, SSPE has virtually disappeared in the US.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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Make a list, then systematically eliminate or replace each item.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The party’s misfortunes appear even greater in the context of its landslide victory in July last year, which delivered it a sizable majority in parliament.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The massive blast and subsequent landslides, flooding and ash cloud killed 57 people, caused more than $1 billion in damage and destroyed at least 200 homes, and was heard more than 200 miles away.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Shut out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20out. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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