turn off 1 of 2

verb

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1
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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2
as in to deviate
to change one's course or direction turn off at the third exit and follow the ramp to your left

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3
as in to sack
to let go from office, service, or employment eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee

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4
as in to shut off
to cause to stop functioning please turn off the fan when you're done

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turnoff

2 of 2

noun

as in slope

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Recent Examples of turn off
Verb
But just as Canfield caught up with the car at an intersection, and turned off his siren, the Malibu drove into a parking lot, went around a building, and reentered a street. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026 When the power button is turned off, the TV goes into Art Mode and displays high-resolution photos or works of art like classic paintings. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Noun
The high costs are also a big turnoff. — Miami Herald, 6 May 2026 That invitation begins at mile 18, where the Yaqui Pass Road turnoff leads northeast toward the desert basin and the gateway community of Borrego Springs. — Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turn off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn off
  1. disgust
  2. deviate
  3. sack
  4. shut off
  5. slope
  6. repulse
  7. turn
  8. remove
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  • In 2017, the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine went to a team of French researchers who used advanced brain-scanning technology to measure the extent to which some people are disgusted by fromage.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
  • Kim The call left Kim Grindell disgusted, furious and wracked with guilt.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026
Definition of disgust
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  • Palm Aire residents Wayne Oken and Richard Hosford say the plan deviates from what was originally promised when the development was first unveiled.
    — Joan Murray, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Practicing deviating from our defaults, no matter how mundane, prepares us to deviate again, even in higher stakes contexts.
    — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
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  • The real one is back with the Hightowers in Tumbleton, which Ormund has sacked and occupied.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • That all powered Bryce Young — who was sacked only 27 times — to a career year as a passer and paved the way for a 1,000-yard rusher in Rico Dowdle (who has since moved on in free agency).
    — Alex Zietlow July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of sack
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  • Shut Off the Main Water Supply If Needed In some situations, shutting off the toilet’s water supply isn’t enough.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 24 July 2026
  • Authorities in New Delhi cut off mobile internet, put up barricades and shut off metro train stations near the protest site.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
Definition of shut off
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  • The New York Times described the project as a ski-in-and-out concept built for a tennis professional and his family, pairing modern architecture with direct access to the slopes.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • The grounds also boast two guesthouses, a tennis court, and a small ski slope.
    — Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026
Definition of slope
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  • Philly may be shedding its second-fiddle status, but it remains entirely repulsed by frauds and underachievers.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Plenty of people bought it, plenty were repulsed by it.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of repulse
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  • Quixotic aerialists twisted, turned and unfolded above the crowd, using flowing fabric and butterfly-inspired movements to mirror the creatures being celebrated.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Each has turned that necessity into an experience, a product category and a marketing language the C-suite can deploy far beyond sport.
    — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of turn
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  • Like during OpenAI’s tests, normal safety guardrails were removed during Anthropic’s evaluations to assess their models’ full capabilities.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Under Grayson's direction, Massey went to the stove to remove it.
    — Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 31 July 2026
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