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
No end time for the shutoffs has been announced.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
The site also includes a seven-day forecast, outage maps, preparation tips and information about community resource centers that PG&E opens during shutoffs.
—Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
The exact number of possible customers facing shutoffs has not been fully detailed by PG&E, but outages in recent years have been less widespread.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Since 2014, 170,000 Detroiters have been met with water shutoffs for unpaid bills.
—Nicole Van Lier, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
Finally, establish baseline federal protections against utility shutoffs for medically vulnerable people.
—Anthony Nicome, STAT, 13 May 2026
Developed from firsthand experience in emergency response, its mission is to make critical information, such as utility shutoffs, appliance details, and maintenance records, accessible and shareable among those who rely on it.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Power shutoffs affected more than 2 million customers in 2019.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
The fierce Santa Ana winds blowing dry desert air over the mountains and out to sea had already triggered public safety power shutoffs.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
The site also includes a seven-day forecast, outage maps, preparation tips and information about community resource centers that PG&E opens during shutoffs.
—Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
The exact number of possible customers facing shutoffs has not been fully detailed by PG&E, but outages in recent years have been less widespread.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Since 2014, 170,000 Detroiters have been met with water shutoffs for unpaid bills.
—Nicole Van Lier, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
Finally, establish baseline federal protections against utility shutoffs for medically vulnerable people.
—Anthony Nicome, STAT, 13 May 2026
Developed from firsthand experience in emergency response, its mission is to make critical information, such as utility shutoffs, appliance details, and maintenance records, accessible and shareable among those who rely on it.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Power shutoffs affected more than 2 million customers in 2019.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
The fierce Santa Ana winds blowing dry desert air over the mountains and out to sea had already triggered public safety power shutoffs.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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 practice the printer ran for about 3 months (including setup and halts), whereas a traditional cast bridge might have taken 3–4 times longer.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Former leaders warn that the loss of institutional knowledge, combined with halts to the incoming pipeline of public health workers, may lead to a long-term crisis.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Parents are choosing names with softer sounds and vowel endings such as Alonso, Ilyas, Amos, and Lennon for boys, and Rhea, Rosalina, Aura, Ines, and Zeina for girls.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The end of Dexter is so widely hated that it’s considered by many to be among the worst TV show endings ever.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
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His appearance as the first sitting president at an NBA Finals game brought a crackdown on security with checkpoints, magnetometers and street closures confounding fans, commuters and tourists.—
Brian Mahoney,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Bears prompt school closures in Japan Talk about an unexpected disruption.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Even then, there were significant differences in patterns among cities (and intra-city neighborhoods) in terms of how cities recovered from the shutdowns.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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The force of that earthquake six years ago traveled several hundred miles away to South Florida cut the workday short for employees in several buildings and spurring some road shutdowns.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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The drone filmed from the north and south ends of the channel and shot an FWC boat travelling around the same speed that Pino’s Robalo was going on the day of the crash and the same path before avoiding the piling at the last second.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Many of those students pay full price, helping colleges make ends meet.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Noun
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On top of production stoppages and revenue losses, organizations must contend with remediation costs, penalties and compounding financial losses.—
Jaushin Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Riley went all six innings of a game called short by umpires due to two weather stoppages.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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“Shutoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutoffs. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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