turn off 1 of 2

verb

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1
as in to disgust
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 to deviate
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 to sack
to let go from office, service, or employment eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee

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

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turnoff

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noun

as in slope

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Recent Examples of turn off
Verb
Maintenance workers might turn off a leaky pipef but not replace it. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 9 July 2026 Some people, at least, would turn off the TV and read a book before falling asleep. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Noun
That was a bit of a turnoff for this old traditionalist, who thinks politics has gotten too coarse and foul-mouthed. — George Skelton, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026 Management consulting has since suffered in reputation, especially among progressives, who view Buttigieg’s lubrication of the mechanisms of global capital as a major turnoff. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turn off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn off
  1. disgust
  2. deviate
  3. sack
  4. shut off
  5. slope
  6. repulse
  7. turn
  8. remove
Verb
  • Kim The call left Kim Grindell disgusted, furious and wracked with guilt.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • Many of the crew members are disgusted by Vito's homosexuality, but Phil seems to take special exception to this revelation, going out of his way to demand Tony take him out and becoming violently angered even at the mere mention of Vito's name.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Definition of disgust
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  • An alternative is walking that fine line and deviating from the source material in ways which justify the switch to live action filming.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The May through July numbers are expected to be the highest of the year, according to the Global Port Tracker, deviating from the traditional peak shipping season that historically lasted from August to October.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Definition of deviate
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  • The Hightowers, Rhaenyra soon learns, have sacked the town of Tumbleton, a thriving city on the border of the Crownlands and the Reach.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • That came in the spring of 2025, about 11 months after his dad had been sacked as coach, when Pochettino, the new manager, gave the younger Berhalter his first national team call-up.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of sack
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  • Utilities also recommend shutting off ACs and fans in homes if no one is there.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • In a later update, the department said the explosion occurred inside the electrical room after firefighters shut off power to the building.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of shut off
Noun
  • Instead, some slopes are resorting to creating snow artificially, while hotels and restaurants do their best to stay optimistic.
    — Cristopher Ulloa, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • There are currently two active fuels and fire behavior advisories covering the west slope, front range, and Southeast of Colorado, southern Wyoming, eastern Nevada, Utah, and the Arizona strip.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
Definition of slope
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  • Plenty of people bought it, plenty were repulsed by it.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Spearmint and peppermint plants are particularly effective insect repellents, but many other plants in the mint family can also be used to repulse flies, including pennyroyal and lemon balm.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026
Definition of repulse
Verb
  • Following the 2008 housing meltdown, private equity firms such as Blackstone bought thousands of single-family homes at bargain prices and turned them into rentals.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • The TikTok edits, the outfit identification threads, the contestant rivalries trending on X by the end of an episode, all of it turns 60 minutes of passive viewing into a multi-platform conversation that runs all week.
    — Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of turn
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  • The directives also require the companies to remove, within 45 days, the millions of pounds of rotting food inside the warehouse.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • To manage operational heat, the hardware uses a thermal strategy that entirely removes mechanical components like fans or liquid pumps.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026
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