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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 Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
Imposing privacy controls and winning Gen Z In another bold move, in 2023, Pinterest turned off its social features (like public boards and sharing) for under 16s, and made privacy the default setting for those 18 and below.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2026
John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2025
Many Central Park West buildings, always more accepting of entertainers and new money, have also modernized their rules lately to attract more buyers (or at least avoid their being an obvious turnoff).
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The 2026 Governors Ball closes Sunday June 7 with A$AP Rocky and Jennie turning off the lights.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
Imposing privacy controls and winning Gen Z In another bold move, in 2023, Pinterest turned off its social features (like public boards and sharing) for under 16s, and made privacy the default setting for those 18 and below.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
From the turnoff on U.S. 24 at Homestake Reservoir Road to the dam 10 miles upstream at 10,200 feet, Homestake Creek meanders through a wide wetland teeming with lush shrubbery, wildlife and the occasional lily pond.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2025
Many Central Park West buildings, always more accepting of entertainers and new money, have also modernized their rules lately to attract more buyers (or at least avoid their being an obvious turnoff).
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
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In 2017, the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine went to a team of English and French researchers who used advanced brain-scanning technology to measure the extent to which some people are disgusted by cheese.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Anyone who believes that our access to essential medicines should be based on science, not political ideology, should be disgusted by these legal attacks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Dec. 2025
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The resolution would authorize the state to redraw its congressional district maps in the middle of the 10-year cycle, deviating from the current practice of redistricting only after the federal census every 10 years.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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So don’t expect Bowden to deviate from his roster-building plan now, even though USC might have immediate needs at several spots, such as defensive line, linebacker, the secondary and receiver.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Miami punts The Hurricanes once again got past midfield, but Carson Beck was then sacked on back-to-back plays to force a Miami punt.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Oregon quarterback Dante Moore threw two interceptions and was sacked six times.—
Charles Odum,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Greater Cincinnati Water Works will not shut off water for customers who don't pay their bills – if those customers have been furloughed from federal jobs or denied SNAP benefits.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Liz Marx, director of the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project, worries about families whose utility service is currently shut off who are counting on LIHEAP to restore services.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Strongest winds will occur on the eastern slopes of the San Bernardino mountains.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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This destabilizes the landscape, weakening steep slopes and damaging critical infrastructure.—
Paul Bierman,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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For reasons that are quite possibly too unbearable to contemplate, a large group of American voters was not repulsed by such slander—they were actually aroused by it—and our politics have not been the same.—
Jeffrey Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Nicole is the kind of wife who moves out of her father’s home into her husband’s home, and who has been taught to be repulsed by the mushroom spores covering her body, just like all the women in their community.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
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Researchers in Germany are set to turn green waste, hay and algae into fully biodegradable plastics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Together, these trends have turned industrial space into a cornerstone of national logistics and digital capacity.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Everglades restoration involves removing as many of these dams as possible without risking flood control, while adding more reservoirs for water storage, all to revive a river of grass that flows once more.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Staff immediately removed him from his cell and provided medical aid.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Turn off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20off. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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