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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as in to sack
to let go from office, service, or employment
eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee
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as in to shut off
to cause to stop functioning
please turn off the fan when you're done
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Recent Examples of turnoff
John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2025
Many Central Park West buildings, always more accepting of entertainers and new money, have also modernized their rules lately to attract more buyers (or at least avoid their being an obvious turnoff).
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
The compound 1,8-cineole, however, boosted IFN in a different way, by turning off a gene (TIPARP) that normally slows down this immune response.
—New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
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Verb
From the turnoff on U.S. 24 at Homestake Reservoir Road to the dam 10 miles upstream at 10,200 feet, Homestake Creek meanders through a wide wetland teeming with lush shrubbery, wildlife and the occasional lily pond.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2025
Many Central Park West buildings, always more accepting of entertainers and new money, have also modernized their rules lately to attract more buyers (or at least avoid their being an obvious turnoff).
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
Robinson appeared remotely from jail, with his camera turned off, during Monday's hearing.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
The compound 1,8-cineole, however, boosted IFN in a different way, by turning off a gene (TIPARP) that normally slows down this immune response.
—New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnoff
Verb
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Unlike Jones, who has not been charged with any crime — disgusting as his texts are — James Is under federal indictment for mortgage and bank fraud.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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People are disgusted with Israel’s response.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Those on the conference call would likely face very human dilemmas, and that might lead them to deviate from the rules, added Erin Dumbacher, an expert in nuclear policy at the Council on Foreign Relations.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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Reagan championed free trade while selectively deviating from it, according to the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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He was sacked shortly after Christmas that season.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Commanders defensive lineman Jer’Zhan Newton came through the Chiefs’ offensive line to sack Mahomes.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Employees in programs that lost their funding in the budget request are preparing to shut off functioning spacecraft.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Federal food assistance and other support agencies are set to shut off this weekend while many essential workers go without pay or anticipate layoffs.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In lieu of the big-name resorts out West, skiers are looking to relish small-town charm and lowkey slopes.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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Jackson imagined the Shire as idyllic beyond measure — cozy cottages dug into the landscape's gentle green slopes, totally free of the conflict and violence that the saga's Hobbit quartet eventually learn lie just beyond its borders.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Of course, one major qualifier for this is the fact there are plenty of reasons for even moderate Democrats to be repulsed at the idea of electing Cuomo.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
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His family, dependent on his income and repulsed at what has become of their son, must then determine what is to be done with poor Gregor.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Iliad tells the story of the Greeks’ greatest warrior, Achilles, who sulks in his tent for most of the poem before rejoining the fight and turning the tide.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Mahomes had his head turned toward the opposite side of the field, so Rice sprinted into a shallow cross to meet him there — long enough to finally lock eyes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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Scientists have developed a new method that removes toxic pollutants from wastewater.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Its unique formula can remove stains, dissolve adhesives, and cut through soap scum and grease.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Turnoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnoff. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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