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
Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Before this month, Voyager 1’s last instrument loss came in February 2025, when engineers turned off its cosmic ray subsystem experiment.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
Some rigidity remains, and when the stimulation is turned off, the tremor returns within seconds.
—Ted Scouten, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Its counterpart on Voyager 2 was turned off in March 2025.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Although not a formal restriction, Denver Water also recommends keeping automatic irrigation systems turned off through mid-May, as most lawns do not require watering during the cooler spring months.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Barnum-Dann responded to the allegations publicly on Instagram in a post with the comments turned off.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Key liver genes — including ANGPTL3 and another called PCSK9 — were either dialed down or turned off entirely.
—David Cox, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
In this new verdantly illuminated photo, the majority of the Orion spacecraft’s lights are turned off to avoid glare on the windows, allowing Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen to look outside and enjoy the view.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
The Low-energy Charged Particles experiment (LECP) was turned off on Friday (April 17) to ensure Voyager 1 has more time available to continue its exploration of space beyond the solar system.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Before this month, Voyager 1’s last instrument loss came in February 2025, when engineers turned off its cosmic ray subsystem experiment.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
Some rigidity remains, and when the stimulation is turned off, the tremor returns within seconds.
—Ted Scouten, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Its counterpart on Voyager 2 was turned off in March 2025.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Although not a formal restriction, Denver Water also recommends keeping automatic irrigation systems turned off through mid-May, as most lawns do not require watering during the cooler spring months.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Barnum-Dann responded to the allegations publicly on Instagram in a post with the comments turned off.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Key liver genes — including ANGPTL3 and another called PCSK9 — were either dialed down or turned off entirely.
—David Cox, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
In this new verdantly illuminated photo, the majority of the Orion spacecraft’s lights are turned off to avoid glare on the windows, allowing Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen to look outside and enjoy the view.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned off
Adjective
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But in Aristotle’s typology, where virtue is a mean between two opposing extremes, the opposite of a vice tends to be another vice.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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When steel made its entrance into Bulgari’s world of jewelry, the durable material was set against the nobility of gold — bringing the opposing materials into dialogue.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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Some were disgusted, while others were filled with joy.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Footage shared on social media by Paraguayan outlet Radio Nanduti captured people screaming as the car deviated off course and flipped multiple times in the air before coming to a stop.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Since then, Davidson hasn’t deviated from his plan.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Her clothes had been ready to be removed for about four hours.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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By November, the agency removed the warning and, unsurprisingly, once word got out that the treatment wasn’t only safe but also beneficial, demand surged.—
Tabitha Britt,
Flow Space,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The co-conspirators burned the stores to force their closure and then shut off power to the security cameras, which enabled them to return to the unguarded locations to burglarize the ATMs.—
Adam Bednar,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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Deep in the woods, a tree had fallen over a power line, blocking the road out of the canyon and effectively shutting off all of the electricity in the immediate area.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Fishback, on the other hand, stands strongly opposed to these corporate interests while remaining electable to the general populace.—
Thomas C. Shank,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Holed up for 21 exhausting hours with their Iranian counterparts, the American amateur trio had to hold multiple opposed ideas in their minds at the same time while retaining the ability to function.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The trial over visitation and grandparents' rights began in October 2025 and has made headlines with Scott claiming his late wife's parents are largely responsible for his wife's death and for gross medical misconduct that sickened his daughter.—
Juliet Pennington,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Those pelican numbers were very high because of a toxic algae bloom off Southern California that sickened the birds with domoic acid poisoning.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But the 24-year-old has offered little to suggest a corner is going to be turned.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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When the Fed began raising rates in 2022, the correlation between stocks and bonds turned positive — meaning that bonds weren’t the portfolio ballast investors were expecting.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Turned off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20off. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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