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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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as in opposing
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Recent Examples of turned off
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
The experience has not turned off Takefman from using AI in his court dealings.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
The slider needs to be pulled from left to right for the alarm to be turned off.
—PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
The studio lights were turned off.
—Afşin Yurdakul, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
Evacuation warnings have been issued, and swaths of the community have had their power and gas turned off.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Officials said the phone was either out of service or turned off.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
BMCs provide these capabilities and more, even when the servers they’re connected to are turned off.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, this past weekend, reports emerged that two American military cargo jets deported people to Africa on flights that appear to have had their transponders turned off, preventing tracking by obscuring their locations from public flight databases and other nearby aircraft.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Even if devices are turned off, the system can generate information from other active WiFi devices in the environment, revealing presence and movement without consent.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
The experience has not turned off Takefman from using AI in his court dealings.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
The slider needs to be pulled from left to right for the alarm to be turned off.
—PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
The studio lights were turned off.
—Afşin Yurdakul, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
Evacuation warnings have been issued, and swaths of the community have had their power and gas turned off.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Officials said the phone was either out of service or turned off.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
BMCs provide these capabilities and more, even when the servers they’re connected to are turned off.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, this past weekend, reports emerged that two American military cargo jets deported people to Africa on flights that appear to have had their transponders turned off, preventing tracking by obscuring their locations from public flight databases and other nearby aircraft.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned off
Verb
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People are disgusted with Israel’s response.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Christine assures him that she could never be disgusted with him.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Using the black nubuck base seen on 1990s looks including the black/red Playoffs and the Aqua colorway, the early 2000s Chrome look deviated from the colorful accents seen on those styles.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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The move comes amid ongoing debate about funding for Ohio's public schools after the statehouse deviated from the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan made four years prior with the passage of the 2026-27 state budget in June.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Sep. 2025
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Former People’s Armed Police commander Wang Chunning, also named in the statement, was removed from the national legislature last month, along with three other PLA generals.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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The documentary, produced by independent company Hoyo Films, aired on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer in February before being removed from the streaming platform five days later amid growing questions about the contributors’ backgrounds.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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During the haunted car wash ride, most of the car wash equipment is shut off for safety purposes.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Oct. 2025
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The water was shut off for the handwash sink and the three-compartment sink inside the warewash room.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The opposing attack plans made sense, Ohtani said.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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However, ahead of the team's Week 7 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, star defensive tackle Cameron Heyward could not help but make light of the age of both Rodgers and opposing quarterback Joe Flacco.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the outbreak has resulted in at least four deaths, and sickened 20 others.—
Amy McCarthy,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The 15-state outbreak has sickened at least 20, killing four, since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA began investigating cases of listeria poisoning, or listeriosis, in September.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With one out in the second, Caleb Durbin sent a drive into left field that Kiké Hernandez turned into a triple when his diving attempt came up short.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Kings’ deal with Murray is a fair compromise between a new front office that didn’t draft Murray and a still-rising wing who just turned 25.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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He was sacked three times (for 29 yards) and hit 15 times.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
20 Oct. 2025
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Both starting QBs left due to injury – Stanford’s Ben Gulbranson suffered a leg injury while being sacked in the second quarter, and FSU’s Tommy Castellanos was injured while sliding by safety Mitch Leigber, who was ejected for targeting.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Turned off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20off. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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