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turned off 1 of 2

adjective

as in opposing

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verb

past tense of turn off
1
as in disgusted
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 deviated
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 removed
to let go from office, service, or employment eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee

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

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Recent Examples of turned off
Verb
Officials advised residents in zones nearby to shelter-in-place until further notice, with windows and doors closed and air conditioning systems turned off. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Sense can analyze data from the new meters in real time and tell you how much power your new heat pump is using when the temperature drops or how many watts your big-screen TV is drawing even when it’s turned off. — Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Sep. 2026 Some people swear by it, while others were turned off by weird side effects. — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026 The lo-fi nature of the videos, their formulaic content, and their inaccuracies don’t seem to have turned off viewers. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026 He was forced out of Biscayne 21 in September 2023, when the developer turned off the air conditioning. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 Restroom faucets will remain operational, but spigot access at South Rim campgrounds will be turned off, with the exception of Mather Campground's check-in kiosk. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 If overhead lines in that system are turned off due to wildfire risk, the connected underground lines may lose power as well. — San Diego Gas & Electric, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 All those devices must be turned off and put away during the school day. — Kellye Lynn, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned off
  1. opposing
  2. disgusted
  3. deviated
  4. removed
  5. shut off
  6. opposed
  7. sickened
  8. turned
Adjective
  • Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes was waiting in the opposing dugout.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
  • However, there is a lot more to this one than a former coach on the opposing sideline.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of opposing
Verb
  • There are a lot of reasons to be disgusted with the Cowboys for their season-opening stink fest.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Decent law-abiding Israelis living in Judea/Samaria are also disgusted by behavior of the few who violate civil law & Torah by violence & lawlessness.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of disgusted
Verb
  • McInerny saw a character who deviated from the usual ingenue.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • To deal with this unreliability, the Paraborgs will need better onboard systems to pinpoint their positions and monitor their actions so researchers can recognize when an insect has deviated from its course or become less responsive.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of deviated
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  • Nike's stock price has plummeted nearly 80% from its 2021 peak, and the company is set to be removed from the S&P 100 Index before the market opens next Monday.
    — , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In the late 1990s, there were calls for the citizenship of Yigal Amir, who assassinated former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, to be removed.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of removed
Verb
  • Many hiking trails and lodging areas remain closed, and water has been shut off in the inner canyon, prompting advisories that hikers bring their own water or water filtration devices.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Kenji's intestines, for no obvious reason, had suddenly twisted, shutting off the blood supply.
    — Robbie Owens, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of shut off
Adjective
  • Francis Scott Key was devoutly religious and deeply opposed to the War of 1812.
    — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 11, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • But some Charlotte neighbors remain opposed to the project due to its design.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of opposed
Verb
  • At the time, the FDA had gotten reports of at least 30 sickened people.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Before the vaccine became available in 1963, measles sickened 3 million to 4 million people and led to about 500 deaths every year in the United States.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of sickened
Verb
  • The Sodomites sinned and got what was coming to them; God turned their cities to rubble no one ever found.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Giant relics that once turned wood pulp into pages of different colors.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
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“Turned off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20off. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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