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 Montverde junior midfielder Kendal Seays credited Strausbaugh and the defense for shutting out Cardinal Gibbons. —

Bill Kemp, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 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 Arenas shuffled up and down the pickleball court and shifted laterally, quickly racking up the points and shutting out Jennings in the game, 11-0. —

Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 20 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 But running back Rico Dowdle is cooking — 551 yards through seven games — and the Panthers’ defense has been truly dominant at times, shutting out the Falcons in Week 3 and shutting down the Jets (admittedly, not hard to do) last Sunday. —

Luca Evans, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025 The dispute underscores an intensifying divide within the Democratic Party between establishment forces aligned with major donors and progressives who say those same networks are shutting out grassroots women candidates. —

Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025 The next night, however, Obama’s final-night speech was hastily shifted from the massive Bank of America Stadium to the comparably cozy arena, potentially shutting out as many as 50,000 supporters — due to a storm that never materialized. —

Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025 Despite the bullpen falling apart in Game 1 and Blue Jays rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage shutting out the Yankees for the first five innings of Game 2, superstar Aaron Judge still has hope. —

Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025

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Zillow’s affordability target price is based on house payments — excluding taxes and insurance and assuming a 20% down payment — that equal 30% of the local median income.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
Pet owners can protect their pets by excluding cleaning products that contain harmful chemicals.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026