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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 turnoff
Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Anyone with an aversion to physical and mental torture will likely find Dangerous Animals a repulsive turnoff, but others with a taste for grisly violence should find something juicy to chomp on.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Chris Vagasky, Space.com, 27 July 2025
If the bidet has a connection hose, check it for blockages by turning off the water shutoff valve and using a slim bottle brush or an old toothbrush to clear sediment and other buildup out of the hose.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2025
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Verb
The job’s exposure to human waste, dangerous chemicals, and cramped conditions is a major turnoff, for many people.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Anyone with an aversion to physical and mental torture will likely find Dangerous Animals a repulsive turnoff, but others with a taste for grisly violence should find something juicy to chomp on.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Noun
The most active part of the season runs from the middle of August to the middle of October, after the DMSP satellite data is set to be turned off.
—Chris Vagasky, Space.com, 27 July 2025
If the bidet has a connection hose, check it for blockages by turning off the water shutoff valve and using a slim bottle brush or an old toothbrush to clear sediment and other buildup out of the hose.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnoff
Verb
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So the Chargers circled back to San Diego, winners on the books but still losers to a pocket of former fans disgusted by their exit.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Working-class voters grew disenchanted with, and then disgusted by, elite, wealthy liberals.—
Michael Catanzaro,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 July 2025
Verb
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Smith is not deviating from the plan set by his predecessor.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Aug. 2025
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Jack Carr — co-creator of the Amazon Prime Video series and author of the books it’s based on — revealed that The Terminal List 2 will deviate from the plot of his second novel True Believer, a stark difference from the first season.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The theory is that Favre took a dive so that New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan could sack him and break Gastineau’s record.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Wilson led the Dolphins to touchdowns on both his drives after replacing Tagovailoa for the second series of a 24-24 tie with Chicago last week, and he was sacked four times.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Once installed, no adversary can shut off the supply of sun or wind.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Culinary star Paula Deen has abruptly shut off the burners at her popular Georgia restaurants.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Camelback Castle: Perched on the southwestern slopes of Camelback Mountain, Copenhaver Castle is modeled after Moorish and Spanish Castles.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The sunny slopes of the region bring crisp whites and exceptional red wines.—
Johanna Read,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Verb
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Like Einstein, Brassard feels repulsed by the way the particles in the Bell experiment seem to have firsthand awareness of each other despite being separated by, in principle, light-years of space.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
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This is something that finally repulses Ivor, and that Orla also grapples with.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
27 July 2025
Verb
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And in it, the documentary crew that followed Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch for nine seasons turns its cameras on a struggling Ohio newspaper, the Toledo Truth Teller.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
7 Aug. 2025
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Lopez, who was being treated for depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric conditions, ended the rampage by turning the gun on himself when confronted by a military police officer.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Colwill’s long-term knee injury has removed the only consistent presence from the heart of Maresca’s defence.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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The architects removed unsympathetic additions, restored the massive Baltic pine ceiling beams, and brought back the grandeur of the enormous fireplaces, some nearly 10 feet wide.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Turnoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnoff. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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