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
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
After another defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, the Yankees have suffered three-straight shutout losses for the first time since 2016.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
The Yankees were shut out in three straight games this week and scored seven runs in the seven games prior to Thursday’s 7-3 win over the Angels.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Adjective
Left-hander Chris Sale, the 2024 NL Cy Young Award winner came one out shy of tossing a complete game shutout.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
After another defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, the Yankees have suffered three-straight shutout losses for the first time since 2016.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Noun
While Bedford certainly has an ace up its sleeve, so did Silver Lake as Delaney Moquin finished off another All-Scholastic season by shutting out the Buccaneers 4-0 to win the title.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
The Yankees were shut out in three straight games this week and scored seven runs in the seven games prior to Thursday’s 7-3 win over the Angels.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut out
Verb
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And a ProPublica analysis identified more than 600 complaints in the FDA’s files about exempted drugs at three of those factories alone, each flagging concerns in the months or years after they were excluded from import bans in 2022 and 2023.—
Debbie Cenziper,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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Identical sales, excluding fuel, rose 3.2% compared to the year-ago period, with growth coming from pharmacy, e-commerce and fresh groceries.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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Pair this brush with your blow-dryer to refresh a second-day blowout.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
28 June 2025
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The National Transportation Safety Board just issued a report on the mid-flight blowout of a door plug on a flight last year on which airline?—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
24 June 2025
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This year could be a washout for the stock market due to lofty tariffs, but 2026 could mark a return to new highs, according to the Wells Fargo Investment Institute.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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Rain is set to continue in the Northeast on Thursday as New York City, Boston and Buffalo can expect a washout as the late-season nor'easter moves north along the coast.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Trump has taken action against the LGBTQ+ community in many ways, like signing an executive order stating that the U.S. only recognizes two genders, a transgender servicemember military ban, and banning transgender athletes from collegiate sports.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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The cladding material used in Grenfell Tower had already been banned in countries like the United States due to its flammability.—
Time,
Time,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Masked up: Federal officers — often wearing masks but not uniforms or displaying badges — are arresting people outside courtroom hearings, during traffic stops and in workplace sweeps.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
23 June 2025
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San Antonio’s sweep of the latter series kept the average down to just 9.29 million viewers per game, while their 4-2 victory over the Nets in 2003 managed 9.86 million.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
23 June 2025
Noun
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After a couple of goalless draws and a laughable 10-0 whitewash, this is more like it: four goals, three red cards and a contest that rid the Club World Cup of its pre-season tour vibe.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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There was a 70 against New Zealand in the disastrous three-nil whitewash, but not much else.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Wogan said Blue Island is about 18 months behind communities such as Evergreen Park in eliminating lead lines.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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However, Charlie demonstrates an unexpected capacity for lethal action, using his intelligence and computer skills to orchestrate elaborate and unconventional methods of eliminating his enemies.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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There’s no consensus on what could be causing the landslides, but possibilities include groundwater seeping out of the hillsides, beach erosion, over-irrigation by homeowners and heavy rainfall, according to the grand jury.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
21 June 2025
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In Guerrero, Costa Chica has suffered the greatest impact, with landslides and downed trees and poles, officials said.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
19 June 2025
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“Shut out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20out. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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