turn off 1 of 2

verb

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1
as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust that memorably bad meal turned me off about restaurant food for a while

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2
as in to deviate
to change one's course or direction turn off at the third exit and follow the ramp to your left

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3
as in to sack
to let go from office, service, or employment eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee

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4
as in to shut off
to cause to stop functioning please turn off the fan when you're done

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turnoff

2 of 2

noun

as in slope

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Recent Examples of turn off
Verb
But just as Canfield caught up with the car at an intersection, and turned off his siren, the Malibu drove into a parking lot, went around a building, and reentered a street. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026 When the power button is turned off, the TV goes into Art Mode and displays high-resolution photos or works of art like classic paintings. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Noun
The high costs are also a big turnoff. — Miami Herald, 6 May 2026 That invitation begins at mile 18, where the Yaqui Pass Road turnoff leads northeast toward the desert basin and the gateway community of Borrego Springs. — Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turn off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn off
  1. disgust
  2. deviate
  3. sack
  4. shut off
  5. slope
  6. repulse
  7. turn
  8. remove
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  • In 2017, the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine went to a team of French researchers who used advanced brain-scanning technology to measure the extent to which some people are disgusted by fromage.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
  • Kim The call left Kim Grindell disgusted, furious and wracked with guilt.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026
Definition of disgust
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  • Nyathi says she was inspired to write the book after seeing how African men were deviating from traditional open polygamy, to having secret second families, and the negative effects this was having on the women.
    — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 24 July 2026
  • Thomas Tuchel – for all his talk of remodelling England – didn’t ultimately deviate from the old flawed system.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 24 July 2026
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  • The real one is back with the Hightowers in Tumbleton, which Ormund has sacked and occupied.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • That all powered Bryce Young — who was sacked only 27 times — to a career year as a passer and paved the way for a 1,000-yard rusher in Rico Dowdle (who has since moved on in free agency).
    — Alex Zietlow July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of sack
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  • Shut Off the Main Water Supply If Needed In some situations, shutting off the toilet’s water supply isn’t enough.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 24 July 2026
  • Authorities in New Delhi cut off mobile internet, put up barricades and shut off metro train stations near the protest site.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
Definition of shut off
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  • The New York Times described the project as a ski-in-and-out concept built for a tennis professional and his family, pairing modern architecture with direct access to the slopes.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • The grounds also boast two guesthouses, a tennis court, and a small ski slope.
    — Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026
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  • Philly may be shedding its second-fiddle status, but it remains entirely repulsed by frauds and underachievers.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Plenty of people bought it, plenty were repulsed by it.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of repulse
Verb
  • Two Democratic candidates aim to turn the Johnson County district blue for the first time in years.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • Miami now will turn its attention to filling three open roster spots, with former Kings forward Demar DeRozan among the logical options.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of turn
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  • Less than two weeks after Johnson County Sheriff Adam King’s trial on a witness retaliation charge ended in a hung jury, King’s former chief deputy has filed a petition to remove him from office.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
  • Soon afterward, however, child welfare authorities removed the children from her home after concerns about their living situation.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
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