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
Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
Four months ago, the end credits rolled for the last movie shown at the Apple Xtreme Cinema, the lights were turned off and the cineplex boarded up.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
Mourinho's abrasive attitude to opponents like Guardiola as well as some of his own players turned off many in Spain.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
The guests kept their mobile phones turned off and had even handed them over for safekeeping.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Escalators once connecting now-defunct stores like Sears to designer brands such as Louis Vuitton have been turned off.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Voyager 1 turned off its subsystem to look at cosmic rays (high-energy particles) in February, then did the same with its Low-Energy Charged Particles (LECP) instrument in April.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 9 May 2026
Each of the family members' cell phones have been turned off since April 20, per the outlets.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
And if the damage was severe enough, an engine could be turned off completely.
—James Glanz, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Verb
Partly, they are turned off by AI’s upending of the job market.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
Four months ago, the end credits rolled for the last movie shown at the Apple Xtreme Cinema, the lights were turned off and the cineplex boarded up.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
Mourinho's abrasive attitude to opponents like Guardiola as well as some of his own players turned off many in Spain.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
The guests kept their mobile phones turned off and had even handed them over for safekeeping.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Escalators once connecting now-defunct stores like Sears to designer brands such as Louis Vuitton have been turned off.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Voyager 1 turned off its subsystem to look at cosmic rays (high-energy particles) in February, then did the same with its Low-Energy Charged Particles (LECP) instrument in April.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 9 May 2026
Each of the family members' cell phones have been turned off since April 20, per the outlets.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
And if the damage was severe enough, an engine could be turned off completely.
—James Glanz, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned off
Adjective
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One of the film’s biggest reflections involves a heady discourse on dialectical materialism, a complicated philosophical principle based on how opposing forces and contradictions fuel change.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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So when Hernández arrived with the Oklahoma City Comets to continue his rehab assignment on Tuesday, the opposing fans greeted him with a thunderous ovation.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Even the consciousness on the back of her head is disgusted with her, but hey, Ashley has always been her own worst critic.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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The researchers also found that being young, female, and well educated increased the odds that someone would be moist averse, as did being disgusted more generally by bodily functions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Braun is no stranger to accent work, having deviated from his normal speaking voice to play comedian Andy Kaufman in 2024's Saturday Night and an Australian character for 2016's Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
7 May 2026
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Since then, Davidson hasn’t deviated from his plan.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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The map has changed multiple times over the past month, and at one point was removed from the website entirely.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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During the project, the road will be removed and replaced from the first parking lot to Bruce Road, thanks to a contract by the Board of Commissioners awarded in April.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Once Duquense Light shut off the power to the home, firefighters and rescue paramedics brought the injured worker down from the roof.—
Jennifer Borrasso,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Another sore point has been that the $5 Standby Mode now costs $10 per month, even though many Starlink users have been using it as a low-cost option to keep their portable Starlink Mini dishes online rather than completely shut off access.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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The city’s leaders worry about the facility's insufficient infrastructure, while Senator Warnock remains opposed to the administration’s aggressive deportation policies.—
Lautaro Grinspan,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
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The county is majority Republican, but the general sentiment was strongly opposed to a border barrier.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Verb
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At least three people linked to the outbreak aboard the ship have died, while additional passengers have been sickened, according to the World Health Organization.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Over the course of May 9 and 10, scientists at the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory worked around the clock to develop a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for Andes hantavirus, which has sickened at least 10 and killed three people who sailed on board the MV Hondius.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
18 May 2026
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That mugshot—with her straight dark hair, motorcycle jacket, and flat, defiant stare—would come to represent a nation, and generation, in crisis; a startling declaration that America’s own sons and daughters had turned violently against their country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Rather than focusing on the White House setting itself, White said his attention quickly turned toward how bugs could affect lighting, camera shots and the overall broadcast presentation during a live pay-per-view event.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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“Turned off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20off. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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