lights-out
noun
1
: a command or signal for putting out lights
2
: a prescribed bedtime for persons living under discipline
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Throughout the year, guests can look forward to special ride experiences like an exclusive midnight lights-out ride, where the coaster thunders through the night under the stars, and behind-the-scenes track-walk tours, offering a rare look at Thunderation's inner workings.
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Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Jakub Dobeš has had strong stretches for the Montreal Canadiens and David Rittich has played lights-out behind Ilya Sorokin on Long Island.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
In the coming years voters will have to grapple with those changes and determine new benchmarks, both for the lights-out aces whose arms couldn’t hold up and the steady workhorses who rarely missed a start.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Our defense has been playing lights-out all season.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
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Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Jakub Dobeš has had strong stretches for the Montreal Canadiens and David Rittich has played lights-out behind Ilya Sorokin on Long Island.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
In the coming years voters will have to grapple with those changes and determine new benchmarks, both for the lights-out aces whose arms couldn’t hold up and the steady workhorses who rarely missed a start.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Our defense has been playing lights-out all season.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Lights-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lights-out. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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