as in opposing
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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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as in removed
to let go from office, service, or employment
eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee
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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
Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Before cleaning any type of stovetop, be sure the burners are turned off, and every surface is completely cool to the touch.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
Elon Musk turned off many potential buyers of his Tesla cars and sent sales plunging with his foray into politics.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Animal cams are considered nonessential and will be turned off for the remainder of the shutdown.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Once that’s done and completely turned off, use a small brush to clean around the disposal and inside it.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
The girl's mother found her hours later, with the A/C automatically turned off, and outside temperatures in the triple digits.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 5 Nov. 2025
Leaving essential features like Find My iPhone or Emergency Calls & SOS enabled under System Services ensures your phone can still help locate or protect you if it's lost, even with other location options turned off.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
What happened between the two after cameras turned off?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
Since then, however, the ship has been running dark with its location beacon turned off.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Before cleaning any type of stovetop, be sure the burners are turned off, and every surface is completely cool to the touch.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
Elon Musk turned off many potential buyers of his Tesla cars and sent sales plunging with his foray into politics.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Animal cams are considered nonessential and will be turned off for the remainder of the shutdown.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Once that’s done and completely turned off, use a small brush to clean around the disposal and inside it.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
The girl's mother found her hours later, with the A/C automatically turned off, and outside temperatures in the triple digits.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 5 Nov. 2025
Leaving essential features like Find My iPhone or Emergency Calls & SOS enabled under System Services ensures your phone can still help locate or protect you if it's lost, even with other location options turned off.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
What happened between the two after cameras turned off?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned off
Adjective
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Even the opposing team got in on the action.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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If Young ever offers a provocative pregame quote that provides a soundbite for the opposing locker room, a roomful of reporters will collapse in surprise on the spot.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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What’s more, a trove of federal reports obtained by The Times revealed federal contractors repeatedly deviated from their cleanup plans, possibly leaving dozens of properties with toxic ash and debris.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Travis Scott has deviated very little from drab colors on his Air Jordan 1s.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Social workers will give the suitcases to children who are removed from home or moved from place to place, kids who travel on field trips, or reunite with family.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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He was removed by federal agents, who made entry into the residence and took the person to an ambulance.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
15 Jan. 2026
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Officials cut off the country's internet on Thursday, effectively shutting off Iran from the outside world.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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San Marcos Electric Utilities has also shut off power to the building as a precaution, a public safety representative told MySA.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The final vote was six in favor of the appeal, four opposed.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Angell remains opposed to syringe exchanges operating around Grant Park, pointing out that drug users can obtain clean syringes from the Santa Cruz County Governmental Center.—
Albert Chern,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Most of those sickened were not vaccinated, and two children died.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Of those sickened this year, 93% were unvaccinated, the agency reports.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
29 Dec. 2025
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Bryant turned the ball over 17 times and allowed Jonesboro (13-7, 1-1) to score repeatedly in transition.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Owens turned herself into Long Beach police Wednesday, and she was booked on $200,000 bail.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Turned off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20off. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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