as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
local residents feel that they have been shut out of the debate for expanding the airport
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Recent Examples of shut out
Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
The message was so consistent — a deep sense of frustration at the decades spent building specialized skills and expertise to help their country and being shut out from using them.
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 2 June 2026
John Seiler, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Gray atoned with an RBI double in the fifth to break up Martin's shutout bid.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Verb
Meyer made nine saves Monday night and the Knights shut out dangerous Edwardsville for 100 minutes.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
The message was so consistent — a deep sense of frustration at the decades spent building specialized skills and expertise to help their country and being shut out from using them.
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 2 June 2026
Noun
To prevent a top-two shutout in the future, Democratic political operative Steve Maviglio earlier this month filed the initial paperwork for an initiative on the 2028 ballot to repeal top-two.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Gray atoned with an RBI double in the fifth to break up Martin's shutout bid.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut out
Verb
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The poll excluded areas where Hezbollah is most entrenched, and among Lebanese Shiites—the community that forms the bedrock of the group’s support and has borne much of the cost of the war—only a minority agreed.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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The discussions for now exclude Canada.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Robert had spent the last few years accruing credit card points—more on that below—in the hopes of planning a blowout honeymoon experience for the wanderlusting couple, who had previously traveled together to romantic destinations like Japan and the south of France.—
Kaitlin Menza,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The posts criticizing White's coaching decisions, rotations and accountability picked up real traction across Clark-heavy corners of X after the blowout.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Last weekend's Coke 600 was a washout from start to finish.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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While not a washout like the past weekend, keep your umbrella on standby as passing showers and storms will be moving through the area during the first half of the day.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Republican commissioners in 27 counties around Ohio have banned wind and solar in their jurisdiction.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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That regulator fined Staley more than $2 million and permanently banned him from holding a management role in the sector in 2023.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Among those nine wins were a three-game sweep at Big 12 champion Kansas and a series win over TCU.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The Padres didn’t become the exception Wednesday in a 3-0 loss to the Phillies that completed a three-game sweep in the East Village.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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London is the capital of pristine facades, often painted in wedding-cake shades of cream or ivory; the city’s dominant aesthetic is a literal whitewash.—
Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Storm defense was impressive, allowing Birmingham to convert only 1 of 13 third-down plays in the whitewash.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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The compromise would help appease hundreds of residents who complained at a five-hour public hearing Wednesday night about those cuts and some other proposals, including plans to eliminate the Office of Child and Youth Success.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Max Rome, the city’s now ex-director of green infrastructure, announced Wednesday on LinkedIn that he had been laid off by the Wu administration a day earlier and told that his position had been eliminated.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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“Shut out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20out. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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