SHUTTING OUT Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

shutting out

verb

present participle of shut out

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 Giants were shutting out the Titans, 12-0, at the start of Sunday’s fourth quarter. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026 Cypress Creek ended the state’s longest winless streak in a big way, shutting out Lake Buena Vista 32-0 to stop the Bears’ skid at 35 consecutive losses. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 Chinander moved away from that in the second half, forcing Stokes into shorter-range passes and ultimately shutting out the Tigers. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 Sep. 2026 And the Cup created new stars, like 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, who gained millions of Instagram followers after shutting out Spain. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026 Spain was riding high ahead of Sunday’s match after shutting out France in a 2-0 semifinals win on Tuesday, July 14. — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 The defender, a former member of MLS’ Orlando City SC and who now patrols the backline at La Liga club Villarreal in Spain, has rewarded the coach by helping shut down Paraguay a week ago and shutting out Australia here in Seattle. — David Close, CNN Money, 20 June 2026 The Reds got the best of the Mets yesterday, putting up 12 unanswered runs and shutting out New York. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026 The Mavericks won Game 1 of the ECHL’s best-of-seven championship series on Friday night, shutting out Florida 6-0 at Cable Dahmer Arena. — Jeff Rosen, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026

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The architecture promotes an indoor-outdoor feel, allowing in views of sea, sky, and desert while excluding distractions.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
Vylor is thinking about roughly $1 billion in annual share repurchases from 2027 through 2029, excluding major acquisitions, alongside a modest dividend.

— Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of excluding

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And the second-largest district, the Los Angeles Unified School District, recently followed suit, banning students from using AI on district devices.

— Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026
One thing, Ramesh, that the Republican White House stood for this week is banning certain media outlets.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of banning

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In forensic parlance, a diagnosis of exclusion is one reached by ruling out other plausible causes; drowning can be challenging to prove, because often there’s no telltale sign that one occurred.

— Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
Additional checkpoints may help identify gaps or inconsistencies, ruling out the bad actors.

— John Bou, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of ruling out

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Pluto's atmosphere appears to be freezing out as the dwarf planet moves ever further away from the sun, according to careful observations of Pluto astronomers made as it was seen passing in front of stars in the sky.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of freezing out

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But there are several other federal and state statutes barring voter intimidation that could apply.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
At the hearing, held in the red-brick state Supreme Court building in Jefferson City, the court found that Hoskins was in contempt of its order barring use of the 2025 map in November.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of barring

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When transitioning from hard flooring to rugs or carpets, the system automatically adjusts suction levels and modifies its brush roll behavior to maximize particle pickup while preventing hair entanglements around the main rollers.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
The discovery of the left atrial septal pouch is about more than preventing strokes.

— Subramaniam C. Krishnan, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of preventing

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