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as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust
that memorably bad meal turned me off about restaurant food for a while
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as in to sack
to let go from office, service, or employment
eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee
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as in to shut off
to cause to stop functioning
please turn off the fan when you're done
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Recent Examples of turn off
Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Hours earlier, the shelter-in-place order had instructed residents to immediately go indoors, close all windows and doors, and turn off air conditioning and heating systems until further notice because of hazardous materials concerns and heavy smoke.
—Sydney Barragan, Daily News, 18 June 2026
Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Management consulting has since suffered in reputation, especially among progressives, who view Buttigieg’s lubrication of the mechanisms of global capital as a major turnoff.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
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Verb
In a blog dropped on Thursday, June 18, EA announced plans to give gamers the option to turn off the current cinematic, visual presentation of Flow State.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Hours earlier, the shelter-in-place order had instructed residents to immediately go indoors, close all windows and doors, and turn off air conditioning and heating systems until further notice because of hazardous materials concerns and heavy smoke.
—Sydney Barragan, Daily News, 18 June 2026
Noun
Strong’s virtual invisibility on social media and indifference with her public persona hasn’t been a turnoff for endorsements, signaling that major brands see an athlete whose play alone speaks volumes.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Management consulting has since suffered in reputation, especially among progressives, who view Buttigieg’s lubrication of the mechanisms of global capital as a major turnoff.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
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Many of the crew members are disgusted by Vito's homosexuality, but Phil seems to take special exception to this revelation, going out of his way to demand Tony take him out and becoming violently angered even at the mere mention of Vito's name.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Turner’s character, Declan O’Hara, is a righteous Irish journalist, also loquacious, also hot, but disgusted by ostentatious displays of wealth.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The final point is that markets often deviate from rewarding the long-term drivers of stock performance, like valuation and quality, which makes sticking with a winning formula very difficult.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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The one state that deviated from this was Kentucky, which chose red velvet as its favorite cake.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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He was sacked in December 2024 after winning just twice in the Premier League to begin the 2024-25 campaign.—
Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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The result was so emphatic that the Tunisian soccer federation acted fast, sacking manager Sabri Lamouchi just hours after.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Utility companies have also shut off utilities to the house because of the crash, Pace said.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
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In cool mode, the fan often stays on while the compressor shuts off, which continuously drains power just to push room-temperature air.—
Sheila Kim,
The Spruce,
21 June 2026
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His last act was a 35-foot birdie putt down the slope on the 18th green that dropped for a 1-under 69.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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Once a blemish on the course due to its sharp slope, the area was completely overhauled.—
Anya Armentrout,
Twin Cities,
19 June 2026
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Plenty of people bought it, plenty were repulsed by it.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Spearmint and peppermint plants are particularly effective insect repellents, but many other plants in the mint family can also be used to repulse flies, including pennyroyal and lemon balm.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 June 2026
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By building circuits whose states naturally fluctuate with this environmental heat, thermodynamic computing turns an otherwise stochastic and chaotic feature of nature into an incredibly fast, ultra-low-energy calculator.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Lestat is basically in Hell; having turned Nicky, he is now forever severed from him mentally, while Nicky’s mental state continues to deteriorate.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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Propellers can be particularly burdensome because rotors often need to be removed, cleaned and reinstalled, requiring some real elbow grease.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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The pool is being cleaned twice annually, with 10 to 15 large truckloads of debris removed at each cleaning, the National Park Service reports.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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“Turn off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20off. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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