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Recent Examples of shutoff
Noun
State and local governments often offer relief programs to prevent shutoffs—and many states do not allow shutoffs, especially during dangerous weather conditions, says Baker-Branstetter. Simmone Shah, Time, 3 Sep. 2025 Moving the utilities underground also reduces the need for future power shutoffs. Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
Electrical and gas lines were both shut off to prevent hazards, authorities added. Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025 Gas was shut off as police and fire crews went door to door to evacuate citizens. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shutoff
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutoff
Noun
  • Offering smoking cessation, nutrition counseling, stress management workshops and fitness incentives can reduce claims related to preventable conditions.
    Jessica Stroud, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Three and a half years after Russia invaded Ukraine, there are few immediate signs of a cessation to the ongoing hostilities.
    Kerry Whigham, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The trend shows no signs of stopping.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • To help stop the spread, wash your hands, avoid sick areas, and report symptoms quickly.
    Jenna Anderson, Health, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tom is torn between loyalty to his dead wife and love for the estranged son who killed her.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • How many people did Ed Gein kill in real life?
    JR Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • An Israeli government spokesperson said on Sunday that there was no ceasefire in place in Gaza, only a temporary halt in certain bombings, according to Reuters.
    Richard Hall, Time, 5 Oct. 2025
  • But watch for combat to come to a halt until these hostages are released.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The humble soybean has become a flashpoint in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies after Beijing ceased all purchases from the US.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Guests who fail to comply will be asked to cease smoking.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The truck driver tried to brake before the fatal crash, and officials do not expect to file any criminal charges, WFIE reported.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Strong, random gusts of wind caught out plenty, suddenly changing grip levels and even braking points and littering the track with leaves and branches.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With the ending of placements at the Civic and city-funded rooms in other CoLEAD shelters, safety ambassadors who were paid to quell the violence on Third Avenue turned to other shelter organizations.
    Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Safdie only made slight changes to the ending, like adding a conversation Kerr has with a doctor after the loss.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The arteries end at the capillaries.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The Arkansas Educational Freedom Accounts could cost the state more than $326 million during the fiscal year that ends June 30, according to information provided by the state Department of Education.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Shutoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutoff. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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