switch off
verb
switched off; switching off; switches off
1
: to turn off (something) by turning or pushing a button or moving a switch, lever, etc.
He switched off the light/lamp.
He switched the TV off.
2
informal
: to stop paying attention
When the topic turned to the stock market, he switched off.
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Germany switched off its last three nuclear reactors in 2023, the final step in plans that had been drawn up by governments of various political stripes over two decades.
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Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Germany switched off its last three nuclear reactors in 2023, the final step in plans that had been drawn up by governments of various political stripes over two decades.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Of the 10 original instrument sets carried by the twin probes, seven have now been switched off.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The choice to switch off LECP wasn't random.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Germany switched off its last three nuclear reactors in 2023, the final step in plans that had been drawn up by governments of various political stripes over two decades.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Of the 10 original instrument sets carried by the twin probes, seven have now been switched off.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The choice to switch off LECP wasn't random.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Switch off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch%20off. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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