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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Recent Examples of shut out
John Wawrow, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
Black historians were mostly shut out of meetings of American historians, many of whom insisted Black Americans had no history.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
Nick Sande had 17 strikeouts in a complete game shutout for Umatilla baseball.
—Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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Verb
The outcome marked the first time Canada has been shut out, and was its most lopsided loss in Olympic play.
—John Wawrow, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
Black historians were mostly shut out of meetings of American historians, many of whom insisted Black Americans had no history.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
After Cambria Salmon throws four shutout innings, Brenlee Gonzalez comes in to throw a scoreless final frame as Texas wins its fourth straight game via the eight-run mercy rule.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
Nick Sande had 17 strikeouts in a complete game shutout for Umatilla baseball.
—Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut out
Verb
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Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, came in line with expectations.—
Lisa Kailai Han,Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Asia, excluding Japan, accounts for about 26 percent of LVMH’s business, and includes high-growth countries such as Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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The results were solid, with three exciting mini-games in the round-robin tournament all going down to the buzzer before the blowout finale.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Leonard led the Clippers (25-28) with 24 points after scoring 41 in a blowout win in December in the last meeting between the teams.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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There is no major washout or concern for burn scar areas.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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This comes amid a debate on the right over what themes to stress to avoid a GOP washout in November.—
The Wall Street Journal,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The researchers recommended that the EU pass legislation proposed by the European Commission to ban Hungary and Slovakia’s imports of Russian crude oil as soon as possible.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Sappenfield was permanently banned by the United States Center for SafeSport in May 2024 for physical and emotional misconduct, retaliation, abuse of process, and failure to report a potential SafeSport violation.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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One clip appears to show a Waymo vehicle stopped while other vehicles illegally pass a stopped bus.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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That's when a 51-year-old woman driving a Tesla south on Highway 85 struck the Focus, causing both cars to spin and crash into a stopped semi-truck.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
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Behind 42 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds from Cade Cunningham, Detroit took down New York 126-111 to complete the regular-season sweep.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Cadaver searches of the area using K-9 teams and aerial drone sweeps were conducted, and water rescue teams used 2D and 3D sonar technology in their efforts to locate him, police said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The key to the snowiest of days is a good pair of boots—and why not match your sunglasses to your red footwear for a flash of color in a whitewash?—
Gena Kaufman,
InStyle,
1 Jan. 2026
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The immediate priority is to avoid what would be a third Ashes 5-0 whitewash defeat in six tours Down Under.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
Verb
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There are different versions but typically, teens organize a group of players and then track down and eliminate one another with shots from a water gun.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Viewers voted to create teams for every major round of the competition, which meant the trainees were constantly reassembled into new lineups, with low-ranking contestants eliminated.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Shut out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20out. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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