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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Hart finished the year at 33% from deep — 34% on wide-open attempts — with shooting nights to close the regular season that swung between lights-out and lid-on.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Fried has been lights-out so far (17 1/3 innings, 1.56 ERA) while Rodon has been not so great (23 innings, 5.48 ERA).
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
The Rangers are 8-2 to start the season and their starting rotation has been lights-out with the third-lowest ERA (2.68) in the Majors.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025
Olympic Champion Jade Carey was lights-out on Friday, leading her Oregon State Beavers to the Regional Final.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Fried has been lights-out so far (17 1/3 innings, 1.56 ERA) while Rodon has been not so great (23 innings, 5.48 ERA).
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
The Rangers are 8-2 to start the season and their starting rotation has been lights-out with the third-lowest ERA (2.68) in the Majors.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025
Olympic Champion Jade Carey was lights-out on Friday, leading her Oregon State Beavers to the Regional Final.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Lights-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lights-out. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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