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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Yet Kamehameha has his own rival in the form of his cousin Keōua (a lights-out fantastic Cliff Curtis), who wants to rule alone.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
Not as strong a package as the Minnesota Twins received for Durán, but a strong future-minded package is heading to St. Louis in return for their lights-out closer.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Diaz has been lights-out for the Mets this season and made the National League All-Star team.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
Taken together, this data showed a night sky that was more than 50% darker on average during the lights-out period.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
Not as strong a package as the Minnesota Twins received for Durán, but a strong future-minded package is heading to St. Louis in return for their lights-out closer.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Diaz has been lights-out for the Mets this season and made the National League All-Star team.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
Taken together, this data showed a night sky that was more than 50% darker on average during the lights-out period.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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“Lights-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lights-out. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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