shuts off

present tense third-person singular of shut off

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shuts off Taliban shuts off Afghanistan internet nationwide Afghanistan imposed a nationwide internet blackout, the latest sign of the Taliban government’s increasingly severe rule. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025 Most importantly, it’s designed with an essential tip-over protection system that automatically shuts off the gas if the unit tips more than 45 degrees. Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025 The defroster and defogger system shuts off during certain HVAC system faults, such as electrical compressor failure, due to the programming of the HVAC and ECU software, according to the recall report. James Powel, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025 The communication system shuts off 15 seconds before the play clock expires. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025 The thirst response shuts off; the throat cools, and the mouth becomes moist again. Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuts off
Verb
  • The breakthrough centers on a one-atom-thick filter that stops sulfur chains from clogging up the battery.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • My colleague Hannah Pinski hit the road late last week for a couple campaign stops for Massie alongside Paul, his ally in the Senate.
    Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As plastic waste clogs rivers, kills marine life and threatens human health, many leaders of countries, communities and forward-looking companies are working on ways to stem the tide of plastic pollution.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement In the quest to lure out Iblis, Khalid kills Ka-young’s grandmother, who dies protecting Min-ji.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If an airport ceases service for more than six hours, you may be reimbursed for non-refundable expenses like flights, hotels, prepaid tours, and change fees.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But her story importantly shows us today that when a certain population is being targeted by a state government, few officials parse out the particulars of one’s immigration status—and whether a person is stateless or not ultimately ceases to matter as the crackdowns escalate.
    Time, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The air-condition, heating and electricity automatically turns off when the keycard is taken out of its slot, but to avoid this many leave one card in the slot when exiting the room.
    Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Once the spawning ends, the team turns off the music and takes the Pyrex containers into a room where the temperature is kept at around 82 degrees.
    Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The crucial monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was not published Friday and is among the data that will be delayed at least until the government shutdown ends.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The deal ends a legal dispute that began last year when Attorney General Dave Yost sued the school to block the potential sale of books and rare manuscripts from HUC's Klau Library.
    Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For one day only, vehicle traffic halts on the 3,031-foot-long bridge and pedestrians stream across.
    Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The best-cooling cases often reach that mark by spinning up their fans to annoyingly noisy levels, but the MasterFrame 600 halts that trend by having the third-quietest (or fourth-noisiest) sound pressure level of our test lot.
    Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The heat from the water also deactivates enzymes that break down pigments.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Many girls and women have turned to online education being offered by organizations in other countries, but the nationwide blackout now cuts off their access to that, too.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
  • For males, this means a vasectomy, which is a surgical procedure that cuts off the supply of sperm to the semen.
    Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Shuts off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuts%20off. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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