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
Those forms would help volunteers gather information needed to verify people’s situations — an eviction, utility shutoffs, or food stamps, among other issues — to make sure the nonprofit could help them.
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Charlotte Observer, 30 Dec. 2025
Last week was the second time the power company instituted the shutoffs.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
Many Colorado businesses tried to keep the doors open during the recent power shutoffs despite the drop in foot traffic.
—Kennedy Cook, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
It’s also made with fireproof materials and has built-in safety shutoffs to protect against tip-overs and overheating.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
There is also some evidence that power shutoffs due to non-payment have begun to rise nationally.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
In Pennsylvania, utility companies, including Ray's, have promised to suspend shutoffs for certain customers during November because of the shutdown.
—NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Wyandotte County residents are about to have some new faces overseeing their water and electricity services — and deciding how to handle utility bills and shutoffs.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
This year, Marx says, more Pennsylvanians are facing energy shutoffs than in previous years.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 30 Dec. 2025
Last week was the second time the power company instituted the shutoffs.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
Many Colorado businesses tried to keep the doors open during the recent power shutoffs despite the drop in foot traffic.
—Kennedy Cook, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
It’s also made with fireproof materials and has built-in safety shutoffs to protect against tip-overs and overheating.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
There is also some evidence that power shutoffs due to non-payment have begun to rise nationally.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
In Pennsylvania, utility companies, including Ray's, have promised to suspend shutoffs for certain customers during November because of the shutdown.
—NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Wyandotte County residents are about to have some new faces overseeing their water and electricity services — and deciding how to handle utility bills and shutoffs.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
This year, Marx says, more Pennsylvanians are facing energy shutoffs than in previous years.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 28 Oct. 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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Conflict in Yemen has prompted air traffic halts — leaving about 600 tourists stranded on a remote island.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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The fact that any soliloquy halts dramatic action also poses a challenge.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Janus is the Roman god of doorways, beginnings and endings, and transitions.—
Gwen Faulkenberry,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Aside from the characters’ happy endings, many of the Conformity Gate clues appear in the finale’s graduation scene.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The closures have led to several lawsuits from its different landlords, demanding rent for shuttered locations.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Jan. 2026
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Launched by first-generation Latina founder Cyndi Ramirez-Fulton in 2017 as a nail studio and self care destination with its flagship in SoHo, Chillhouse rose to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic when salon closures forced many to pursue at-home nail alternatives such as press-ons.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In previous shutdowns, emergency funds have been used to cover the program, which serves around forty-two million Americans.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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The shooting of the police officer not only caused traffic snarls but also school shutdowns.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Some controllers are also taking on second jobs to make ends meet or calling in sick in protest.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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With her hair tied in a bun in the back of her head, Stewart’s choppy bangs took center stage next to Elle Fanning’s and Renate Reinsve’s pristine slick-backs; the ends falling unevenly on her forehead, with longer strands tickling her ears.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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For years, according to Jeff Edwards, founder and CEO of Energy Control Systems, operational teams across manufacturing, packaging, and processing environments have viewed stoppages as an unavoidable cost of doing business.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
4 Dec. 2025
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The combination of maritime disruptions, nuclear tensions and the breakdown of diplomatic channels has created a combustible environment in which even routine stoppages can escalate quickly.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Shutoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutoffs. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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