as in excluding
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 shutting out
The Wildcats scored five unanswered goals in the final quarter, shutting out the Tar Heels for the last 15 minutes of the game.
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CBS News, 24 May 2026
The Ducks buckled down and were six seconds away from shutting out the Golden Knights.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
The Orlando Pride broke a two-match losing streak late Friday by shutting down and shutting out the North Carolina Courage 1-0 in front of 7,088 fans at Inter&Co Stadium.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
The Kings have won the battle of the special teams, with their penalty kill shutting out the NHL’s highest-scoring team on nine chances.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Brooke Bereuter was masterful in goal for Grapevine shutting out Argyle (18-4-3) until the shootout, including stopping a key penalty kick in the first half.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
But Australia has, thus far, not allowed a run in the round robin runs allowed tiebreaker, by virtue of shutting out Chinese Taipei to start the tournament.
—Maria Torres, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The Knights took home three points in round two with the Wolverines while also shutting out Chaminade 1-0.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
Reasonable people can disagree about where to draw lines, but avoiding the conversation altogether by shutting out diverse views does not serve us.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
CBS News, 24 May 2026
The Ducks buckled down and were six seconds away from shutting out the Golden Knights.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
The Orlando Pride broke a two-match losing streak late Friday by shutting down and shutting out the North Carolina Courage 1-0 in front of 7,088 fans at Inter&Co Stadium.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
The Kings have won the battle of the special teams, with their penalty kill shutting out the NHL’s highest-scoring team on nine chances.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Brooke Bereuter was masterful in goal for Grapevine shutting out Argyle (18-4-3) until the shootout, including stopping a key penalty kick in the first half.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
But Australia has, thus far, not allowed a run in the round robin runs allowed tiebreaker, by virtue of shutting out Chinese Taipei to start the tournament.
—Maria Torres, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The Knights took home three points in round two with the Wolverines while also shutting out Chaminade 1-0.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
Reasonable people can disagree about where to draw lines, but avoiding the conversation altogether by shutting out diverse views does not serve us.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutting out
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However, on the earnings call, the management team simply reiterated its guidance for fiscal 2030 next-generation security annual recurring revenue (NGS ARR) — a collection of businesses focused on subscriptions for its cloud-native services, and excluding hardware and legacy products.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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IndieWire’s criteria for inclusion on the Specialized Chart looks at independent and mini-major distributors with films that at their widest release at any point are below 500 screens, excluding event cinema, re-releases, and major Bollywood or Chinese North American releases.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
3 June 2026
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But others say banning quotas would prevent them from setting clear expectations and evaluating their employees, a point recently illustrated by the Central Ohio Chiefs Association.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Hester referred to Suski signing onto a friend of the court brief in support of a suit challenging West Virginia's law banning transgender girls from competing on female high school or college teams.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
29 May 2026
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But in the decades since PBHs were first proposed, astronomers found clever ways to narrow down their plausible range of masses, ruling out many scenarios in which these black holes could account for dark matter.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
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Many researchers think quantum computers are at an advantage here, because the process of classically ruling out insignificant configurations can get prohibitively difficult.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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In addition to reserve funds, the shortfall was closed by eliminating 114 vacant jobs, adjusting contracts among other things.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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The policies proposed by the candidates range from eliminating key environmental laws to providing free childcare and college tuition.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The Democratic Party’s nightmare scenario would involve both Republican candidates advancing to November’s general election, freezing out Democrats from the governor’s office for the first time since 2011.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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Minnesota officials said on Thursday that the FBI is taking the lead on the investigation and freezing out state investigators.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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Connecticut passed a law in 2024 barring medical debt from consumer credit reports.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2026
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That includes barring users under 18 from interacting with or creating chatbots.—
Shannon Bond,
NPR,
1 June 2026
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Goldman later cited a Manhattan federal district judge's late May ruling preventing ICE from arresting people attending immigration court during routine, mandatory check-ins.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Kim has called for creating a public disaster insurance program and advocated for preventing companies from raising rates after someone files a home or auto insurance claim.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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“Shutting out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutting%20out. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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