shutouts

Definition of shutoutsnext
plural of shutout

Example Sentences

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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. Charles Baggarly may 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutouts
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The previous blowouts don’t matter — the games will start 0-0.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • On the women’s side, where blowouts are many and upsets rare, some of those first-round games figure to be can’t-watch TV.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • Markets have soared and oil prices have dropped over the last week, however, amid anticipation that a deal could be close after weeks of talks and occasional setbacks.
    Peter Nicholas, NBC news, 10 May 2026
  • Following the local election setbacks, the Prime Minister has faced calls to resign or to set a timetable to vacate his leadership position, including from members of his own Labour Party.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
  • The threat of quakes causing landslides in lake areas isn’t just theoretical.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • And then there are the Knicks, who fell behind, 1-2, in their first-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks before stringing together back-to-back double-digit victories, the most recent coming in a 126-97 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • His 347 total coaching victories still are the most in NFL history.
    Greg Cote April 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Contained within all these fiascoes is a subtly different conservative movement.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The government actually deported more than six hundred and seventy-five thousand people, but getting just to that number involved broad and violent sweeps and the expulsion of people who were in the country legally, actions that led to widespread protests.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The Rockies have two sweeps in their first nine series this season, also taking three games against Houston from April 6-8.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 11 May. 2026.

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