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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flicked (off)
Verb
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But despite his entreaties, including meeting with Putin in Alaska, floating sanctions relief, and threatening to cut off aid to Kyiv, the Russian president has refused to be charmed into giving up on his invasion.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025 -
For all roses except climbing types, cut off the top third of the plant.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Employees in programs that lost their funding in the budget request are preparing to shut off functioning spacecraft.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Federal food assistance and other support agencies are set to shut off this weekend while many essential workers go without pay or anticipate layoffs.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Flicked (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flicked%20%28off%29. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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