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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
Set a timer between one and 12 hours and the warmer will automatically shut off. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Washington legislation states that if a drinking water fixture had a concentration of lead at 15 ppb or higher, the system must be shut off immediately, but at 5 ppb, the state department of health advises Americans not to drink the water where possible. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shutoff
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutoff
Noun
  • The cessation of all fighting by the IDF and Hamas will go into effect after the Israel government ratifies the deal, according to an Israeli official.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
  • This inclusive and democratic process has been able to sustain a cessation of conflict for the past 27 years.
    Dana El Kurd, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But her six-figure salary didn’t stop her from using the Foundation as her personal piggy bank, records show.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Witkoff, Rubio, and Kushner then streamlined the proposal to a two-phase structure—first, a ceasefire and exchange of hostages and prisoners to stop the fighting; second, a framework for Gaza's future, including disarmament and a technocratic transitional government.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Taliban government's chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said Afghan forces have captured 25 Pakistani army posts, 58 soldiers have been killed, and 30 others wounded.
    NPR, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
  • In Israel's ensuing offensive, more than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which doesn't differentiate between civilians and combatants but says around half the deaths were women and children.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Mumford and three of the night's nine musicians - including fellow full-time members Ted Dwane on stand-up bass and Ben Lovett on keys - were forced to bring the song to a halt.
    Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The Padres were eliminated from the playoffs in the Wild Card round, and because of Wrigley Field's century-old accommodations, the umpire crew was forced to exit the game through the visitors' dugout immediately after San Diego's season had come to a screeching halt.
    Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Eventually, the extended family gatherings ceased altogether.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Eventually, though, the wins and losses cease to matter.
    Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Dashcam footage from a vehicle driving east on the highway showed a few cars begin to brake as the helicopter entered their field of view and fell toward the freeway.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Police said the driver of a gold truck traveling northbound abruptly braked and swerved to avoid a head-on collision with Lacy's Charger.
    Deena Zaru, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His team sees the deal as a start, not an ending.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
  • This is the latest Showtime series to announce its ending in the wake of the Paramount-Skydance merger.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Get skillets, Dutch ovens, cake pans, and more before the sale ends.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
  • All federal employees who are not paid during the shutdown, whether they were furloughed or remained working, are entitled by law to back pay once the shutdown ends.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Shutoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutoff. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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