BROWNOUT Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

brownout

noun

Definition of brownout

as in blackout

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Recent Examples of brownout Yet, concerns about the impacts of data centers on the electrical grid and local resources, leading to possible blackouts or brownouts, have started to cause community pushback. — Sheila Rohra, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2026 The issue of grid reliability and security becomes more pressing—utilities are worried about outages and brownouts, which used to be a summer cooling-season problem but could now occur in winter too. — Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025 But even though the recent closures might most directly affect Fire Station 21, all 26 of Oakland’s fire stations feel the ripple effect of each brownout. — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2025 In areas where our UDC system has been deployed, the grid operator instead institutes a brownout, cutting power by 90 percent. — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2017 See All Example Sentences for brownout

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Noun

Subject to regional blackout restrictions, fans can also watch Sunday’s game via Fox One.

— Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026
Cuba has experienced frequent and prolonged blackouts as its aging power infrastructure deteriorates and the country struggles with severe fuel shortages.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026

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Just three hours after the episode premiered on FX and Hulu, Taylor Swift released the encore to her most recent album, The Life of a Showgirl, at midnight ET on September 25.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
The 45-year-old actor was detained by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and taken to the Malibu/Lost Hills station in Agoura Hills shortly after midnight on Monday, according to Sheriff’s Department booking records.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026