as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity
the utility company threatened them with the shutoff of electricity if the bills weren't paid
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Recent Examples of shutoffs
This year, Marx says, more Pennsylvanians are facing energy shutoffs than in previous years.
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Simmone Shah, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
House Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) and 53 other representatives also penned a letter to major utility companies to suspend late penalties and utility shutoffs for federal employees and contractors while the government is closed.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
As of Sunday evening, Xcel officials announced the company would not implement proactive power shutoffs for public safety in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Jefferson, Larimer, and Denver counties, according to a news release from the utility.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
City officials launched the program as a way to address water affordability and prevent shutoffs.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Even before the pandemic…These seizures have already led to evictions and utility shutoffs.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
After speaking to a reporter, the family learned Kate was one of many Arizonans who died after electricity shutoffs during heat waves.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Moving the utilities underground also reduces the need for future power shutoffs.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Wi-Fi shutoffs, parental controls, social-media bans, and other restrictions can help fill the gap, but many kids will figure out ways to flout the rules.
—Rheana Murray, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
Simmone Shah, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
House Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) and 53 other representatives also penned a letter to major utility companies to suspend late penalties and utility shutoffs for federal employees and contractors while the government is closed.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
As of Sunday evening, Xcel officials announced the company would not implement proactive power shutoffs for public safety in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Jefferson, Larimer, and Denver counties, according to a news release from the utility.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
City officials launched the program as a way to address water affordability and prevent shutoffs.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Even before the pandemic…These seizures have already led to evictions and utility shutoffs.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
After speaking to a reporter, the family learned Kate was one of many Arizonans who died after electricity shutoffs during heat waves.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Moving the utilities underground also reduces the need for future power shutoffs.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Wi-Fi shutoffs, parental controls, social-media bans, and other restrictions can help fill the gap, but many kids will figure out ways to flout the rules.
—Rheana Murray, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutoffs
Noun
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Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.—
Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In The Gallery, in the 2021 version, there were six different endings.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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The CtrlMovie system allows for both single- and multi-player decision-making that allows for different endings based on participants’ choices.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Many used the money to raise staff wages, avoid closures and maintain affordable rates for families, said Renae Henning, who runs Community Care Preschool and Child Care in Beaver Dam.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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There is an exception for public service workers and for former students who have been affected by college closures or fraud.—
Jennifer L. Steele,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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According to analysis by FiveThirtyEight, previous shutdowns typically triggered a noticeable drop in public support.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Welke's been through government shutdowns before, but there's no end in sight for this most recent one.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that occurs when the cartilage that cushions the ends of bones breaks down over time.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
31 Oct. 2025
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Curtis and Kirk were indeed to be found on opposite ends of virtually every hot-button cultural issue on which the latter made his name as a debater and provocateur.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And separate from any temporary SNAP stoppages due to the federal shutdown, the law cuts off access completely for refugees and other immigrant groups in the country lawfully.—
Renuka Rayasam,
ABC News,
30 Oct. 2025
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But Gronnemark is not alone in feeling that an approach geared around set plays, lengthy stoppages and restarts threatens to take a lot of the energy, excitement and enjoyment out of matches.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Shutoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutoffs. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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