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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as in blowout
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as in washout
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Recent Examples of shut out
Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
The Yankees were shut out in three straight games this week and scored seven runs in the seven games prior to Thursday’s 7-3 win over the Angels.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Jordana Comiter, People.com, 11 June 2025
Flaherty threw six shutout innings, allowing two hits, while Horton suffered his first career loss in his sixth appearance.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
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Verb
While Bedford certainly has an ace up its sleeve, so did Silver Lake as Delaney Moquin finished off another All-Scholastic season by shutting out the Buccaneers 4-0 to win the title.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
The Yankees were shut out in three straight games this week and scored seven runs in the seven games prior to Thursday’s 7-3 win over the Angels.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
Rothenberger helped secure the win by pitching a shutout, as their opponents failed to score any runs.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 11 June 2025
Flaherty threw six shutout innings, allowing two hits, while Horton suffered his first career loss in his sixth appearance.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut out
Verb
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The $1 smoothies are limited to one per person and can’t be combined with other offers, the juice bar said. Drive-thru and kiosk locations are excluded.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2025
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Identical sales, excluding fuel, rose 3.2% compared to the year-ago period, with growth coming from pharmacy, e-commerce and fresh groceries.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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Shifting more poor Americans to the ACA from Medicaid doesn’t have to be a fiscal blowout.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2025
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But through five games, two of Florida’s three wins have been blowouts.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Elsewhere, Philadelphia is expecting a rainy morning and New York City will have occasional showers through the afternoon, but a washout is not expected today.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
21 May 2025
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Or the man who outlasted a near washout at Augusta to win the 2023 Masters in a runaway.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Trump has taken action against the LGBTQ+ community in many ways, like signing an executive order stating that the U.S. only recognizes two genders, a transgender servicemember military ban, and banning transgender athletes from collegiate sports.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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The Del Mar ordinance will also ban sidewalk riding in business areas, in addition to the Powerhouse Park area.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025
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San Antonio’s sweep of the latter series kept the average down to just 9.29 million viewers per game, while their 4-2 victory over the Nets in 2003 managed 9.86 million.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
23 June 2025
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Masked up: Federal officers — often wearing masks but not uniforms or displaying badges — are arresting people outside courtroom hearings, during traffic stops and in workplace sweeps.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
23 June 2025
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After a couple of goalless draws and a laughable 10-0 whitewash, this is more like it: four goals, three red cards and a contest that rid the Club World Cup of its pre-season tour vibe.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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There was a 70 against New Zealand in the disastrous three-nil whitewash, but not much else.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The Wildcats lost Friday’s opener to Coastal Carolina and were eliminated on Sunday in an 8-3 loss to Louisville. Vance, a shortstop/pitcher in high school and college, played collegiately at UConn before being drafted as a pitcher in the 19th round of the 2011 MLB draft by the Chicago White Sox.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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The legislation, for example, appears to eliminate a provision that would have required climate-friendly energy sources to begin construction within 60 days of the bill’s enactment to qualify for the credits, which was considered one of the most stringent energy conditions in the bill.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
18 June 2025
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The hurricane center forecasts its outer rainfall bands could drop 2 to 4 inches of rain on the coastal states of Guerrero, Oaxaca, Michoacan, Colima, and Jalisco through June 8, with the potential to cause localized flooding and landslides.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
10 June 2025
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Earthquakes can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
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“Shut out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20out. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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