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 Orlando put a stop to a two-game losing streak in shutting out Chicago for the second time this season. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 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 The Wildcats scored five unanswered goals in the final quarter, shutting out the Tar Heels for the last 15 minutes of the game. — 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

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In response to the mass-delistings, Zillow announced new standards excluding those private listings from ever appearing on its sites.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Used across more than 32 million group trips, the appe found that the average attendee spends $410 per trip, excluding individual airfare and travel costs.

— Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of excluding

Verb

Additional checkpoints may help identify gaps or inconsistencies, ruling out the bad actors.

— John Bou, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Additional observations steadily refined the asteroid's orbit, eliminating any possibility of a collision in 2029 and also ruling out any impact threat for at least the next century, according to NASA.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of ruling out

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The wearable also powers the implant wirelessly through induction, eliminating the need for an internal battery that could eventually require replacement.

— Shannon Cuthrell, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026
Deckard is tasked with eliminating a band of rebellious replicants led by Roy (Rutger Hauer) who have returned to Earth to confront their creator, the CEO of the Tyrell Corporation.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of eliminating

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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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The high court’s upcoming term will also include various other major cases, including a case involving religious rights and schools over Colorado barring Catholic preschools from its universal preschool program.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026
But according to the advisor, the millions in funding are also going towards other areas, such as Proposition 45—an environmental policy—instead of solely focusing on barring the billionaire tax.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of barring

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Pharmaceutical giants Moderna and Merck said Wednesday that an experimental vaccine treatment has shown signs of preventing cancer from returning or spreading in a study of high-risk melanoma patients.

— Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
The display defied restrictions preventing Israeli participants from competing under their national flag.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of preventing

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