SHUTOFFS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

shutoffs

noun

plural of shutoff

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 While some states prohibit shutoffs throughout the hot summer months, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which regulates utilities in the state, allows them, so long as the heat index is under 101 degrees. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026 Southern California Edison is considering thousands of public safety power shutoffs across the region as the heightened heat risk continues to pose danger. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Homeowners are able to document where the shutoffs and panels are before anything breaks. — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 In the meantime, the utilities are to waive any power shutoffs when temperatures are forecasted to reach 90 degrees — and also in the future should the CalHeatScore become temporarily unavailable. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 28 July 2026 Calvo had described the unpaid balances as both a financial and fairness issue, arguing the city could not aggressively enforce water shutoffs against residents while allowing large institutions to accumulate millions of dollars in overdue bills. — Verónica Egui Brito july 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 The utility had not announced any shutoffs Wednesday morning. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 Soon, the battery system supporting Calistoga’s microgrid will be able to export power to PG&E’s grid outside of planned power shutoffs. — IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2026 Power shutoffs have become more common in the West as wildfire risk has expanded. — Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026

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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

Definition of cessations

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The record turnout comes during a challenging period for the global games industry, which has faced widespread layoffs, studio restructures and closures in recent years.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
And fourth, each moved fast, front-loading the painful medicine of store closures, marketplace cleanups, and resetting Wall Street expectations immediately upon taking over, rather than kicking the can down the road, letting problems fester.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of closures

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Moscow was affected by the highest number of shutdowns—at least 17 in total at its four main airports.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
Real-time tracking cuts costly checks Nuclear facilities currently rely on a combination of instruments, physical security measures, manual sampling and periodic shutdowns to determine how much nuclear material is present and where it is located.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of shutdowns

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Telemundo, for its part, went the traditional route and did not break away for sponsor messages during the mid-half stoppages.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 July 2026
Underneath a sky of wildfire smoke and haze, the teams played through four hydration breaks, injury stoppages, oppressive summer heat and a patchy pitch.

— Meg Linehan, New York Times, 17 July 2026

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