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Recent Examples of blackouts
Strikes on power plants, transmission lines, and substations have caused frequent and widespread blackouts in recent weeks.
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Suriya Jayanti, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Even without the blackouts, two price hikes by YouTube TV in less than two years caused about 500,000 subscribers to cancel, according to an estimate last June by veteran industry analyst Craig Moffett.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2025
Key Takeaways Short-term, alcohol slows brain processing, triggers the reward system, reduces stress and pain, impairs spatial thinking, and can cause memory lapses or blackouts.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
Throughout the year, several boycotts and economic blackouts have taken place targeting major retailers such as Walmart, Amazon and Target.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
Chris Ripley, the CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group, is tired of blackouts — specifically, the one currently keeping ABC programming from about 10 million YouTube TV subscribers.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
The sun has fired off not one but two colossal X-class solar flares in less than 12 hours, causing radio blackouts across the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption and marking a dramatic uptick in solar activity.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
More and faster private sector investments in renewable and battery storage projects in Ukraine are needed for the country to avert blackouts this winter, the International Energy Agency said.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The blackouts haven't happened since.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Suriya Jayanti, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Even without the blackouts, two price hikes by YouTube TV in less than two years caused about 500,000 subscribers to cancel, according to an estimate last June by veteran industry analyst Craig Moffett.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2025
Key Takeaways Short-term, alcohol slows brain processing, triggers the reward system, reduces stress and pain, impairs spatial thinking, and can cause memory lapses or blackouts.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
Throughout the year, several boycotts and economic blackouts have taken place targeting major retailers such as Walmart, Amazon and Target.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
Chris Ripley, the CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group, is tired of blackouts — specifically, the one currently keeping ABC programming from about 10 million YouTube TV subscribers.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
The sun has fired off not one but two colossal X-class solar flares in less than 12 hours, causing radio blackouts across the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption and marking a dramatic uptick in solar activity.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
More and faster private sector investments in renewable and battery storage projects in Ukraine are needed for the country to avert blackouts this winter, the International Energy Agency said.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The blackouts haven't happened since.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackouts
swims
Noun
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Day-trippers dot the lake, braving chilly swims, renting rowboats, and basking in the sun.—
Lucy Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Catskills have always been a retreat—first for 19th-century painters and writers, later for city escapees chasing mountain air and summer swims.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Blackouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackouts. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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