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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The Thunder have been lights-out from a drafting and player-development standpoint in recent years.
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Meanwhile, the Minnesota Twins sit four games back of the final Wild Card spot and have a lights-out closer in Jhoan Durán that Tim Britton, Aaron Gleeman, and Chad Jennings of The Athletic rank as the No. 8 player on their trade deadline big board.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
He’s also learned a big lesson for succeeding on grass, which is to hit a lights-out serve.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Sexton has developed into a lights-out shooter and works hard on defense.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 26 June 2025
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Meanwhile, the Minnesota Twins sit four games back of the final Wild Card spot and have a lights-out closer in Jhoan Durán that Tim Britton, Aaron Gleeman, and Chad Jennings of The Athletic rank as the No. 8 player on their trade deadline big board.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
He’s also learned a big lesson for succeeding on grass, which is to hit a lights-out serve.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Sexton has developed into a lights-out shooter and works hard on defense.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 26 June 2025
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“Lights-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lights-out. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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