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Recent Examples of shutouts
Riley Bell, Senior, Crowley Bell earned District 3-6A Goalkeeper of the Year and TASCO First Team All Region honors, recording 207 saves and five shutouts on the season, including 125 saves and one shutout in district play alone.
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Charles Baggarly
may 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Charles Baggarly
may 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutouts
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There will be several chances for rain across Maryland Wednesday through early next week, but none of the days are looking like washouts.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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On the other hand, cool‑season sod farmers usually grow Kentucky bluegrass, which germinates slowly compared to other turfgrass species, increasing the risk of washouts.—
Ryan Bearss,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
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But against Oklahoma City in the West finals, Randle had two massive duds in the only two non-blowouts in the series.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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The Article Memorial Day sale ranks high among my favorite furniture blowouts to shop during a time where there’s no shortage of genuinely good deals.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
11 May 2026
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This all comes after Starship suffered a string of setbacks during test flights last year, including an uncontrolled re-entry through Earth’s atmosphere and two midflight explosions as the upper-stage vehicles were accelerating into space.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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Conversely, nearly every other county in the state saw upswings as tourism continues its recovery from pandemic setbacks.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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At least 13 buildings collapsed, while landslides triggered by the quake blocked roads to the area, according to CCTV.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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Burton retired with 21 Cup victories and 27 more in O’Reilly Series events.—
Jeff Rosen,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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Belichick’s eight career Super Bowl victories, six as head coach of the New England Patriots, hold reverence even if his first year with the Tar Heels wasn’t what anyone expected.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Contained within all these fiascoes is a subtly different conservative movement.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Trump is the most corrupt and scandal-plagued president since Nixon; indeed, his fiascoes eclipse Nixon’s, but many of them remain mostly or somewhat hidden, thanks in part to a much more acquiescent Republican Congress than the one Nixon had.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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Local leaders often respond to the loudest voices, and right now those voices tend to call for more sweeps and arrests.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Three series have been sweeps, and the other three have been six games.—
David Troy,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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The one tiny potential upside of the populist movement was its apparent reluctance to plunge the nation into foreign debacles.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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From shocking district alignments to puzzling travel debacles, many coaches were left shaking their heads in disbelief.—
Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Shutouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutouts. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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