turns off

present tense third-person singular of turn off
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as in deviates
to change one's course or direction turn off at the third exit and follow the ramp to your left

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of turns off The air-condition, heating and electricity automatically turns off when the keycard is taken out of its slot, but to avoid this many leave one card in the slot when exiting the room. Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Once the spawning ends, the team turns off the music and takes the Pyrex containers into a room where the temperature is kept at around 82 degrees. Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns off
Verb
  • Even in states whose policy deviates from the CDC, each pharmacy can set its own boundaries on who can be vaccinated, and individual pharmacists may fear liability for vaccinating pregnant customers, Groves said.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Uncut Gems star's ensemble deviates from his signature style, which typically includes oversize T-shirts, hoodies and shorts, as well as stylish sneakers.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This shortcut removes the hassle of digging through menus and makes sharing directions effortless.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Exfoliation Post-Care Exfoliating your skin removes the dead skin cells from the surface, exposing new skin.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The defroster and defogger system shuts off during certain HVAC system faults, such as electrical compressor failure, due to the programming of the HVAC and ECU software, according to the recall report.
    James Powel, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The communication system shuts off 15 seconds before the play clock expires.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And the Buckeyes are working through some kinks in an offense that turns from conservative to aggressive in random segments of the game.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Rock Springs turns a corner But now, the town is digging up this part of its migrant history and finding new ways to shed light on a dark moment in its past.
    Jenna McMurtry, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Felix Anudike-Uzomah #97 of the Kansas City Chiefs sacks Bo Nix #10 of the Denver Broncos during the fourth quarter at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on November 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The Oviedo defense sacks Noah Grubbs on back to back plays to end the first half.
    Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Libra season swings you back and forth, packing your schedule.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Conservatives who cheer now will regret it when the pendulum swings.
    Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As for the third criticism—that the point system is gamification, trivializing death and destruction—Prickly dismisses it out of hand.
    Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The poem dismisses prevailing emphases on externals, stressing instead the formative powers of one’s inner being.
    Daniella Walsh, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The coach played five seasons of college volleyball at Central Florida, and led the nation in kills her senior season with 617.
    Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Once an animal gets sick, the disease moves through the brain, spine and eventually kills the animal.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Turns off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turns%20off. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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