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as in disgusts
to cause to feel disgust
that memorably bad meal turned me off about restaurant food for a while
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as in removes
to let go from office, service, or employment
eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee
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as in shuts off
to cause to stop functioning
please turn off the fan when you're done
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Recent Examples of turns off
Bangkok is a city that never turns off its lights; Chiang Mai is a city that breathes slower.
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Footwear News, 10 Mar. 2026
The car, however, has a feature that automatically turns off the engine after one hour of idling.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
This extension cord with dual USB ports not only provides industrial design to your office setup or living space, but also turns off automatically once your mobile device is charged in order to save your battery.
—Kelsey Borovinsky, Architectural Digest, 9 Feb. 2026
Usually the treatment plant turns off its pumps, allowing ice to flow by the intake.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Depending on the type, electric bikes can reach speeds of more than 20 mph before the electric motor turns off.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026
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
Footwear News, 10 Mar. 2026
The car, however, has a feature that automatically turns off the engine after one hour of idling.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
This extension cord with dual USB ports not only provides industrial design to your office setup or living space, but also turns off automatically once your mobile device is charged in order to save your battery.
—Kelsey Borovinsky, Architectural Digest, 9 Feb. 2026
Usually the treatment plant turns off its pumps, allowing ice to flow by the intake.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Depending on the type, electric bikes can reach speeds of more than 20 mph before the electric motor turns off.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026
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
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But then the dream deviates, and takes me to the set of Gilligan’s Island, where Bob Denver, who originally played the part of Gilligan, has been replaced by a bearded intellectual who looks like Karl Marx combined with Cesar Romero, who played the Joker on the original Batman TV show.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Mar. 2026
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The director's take deviates from Shelley's in its emphasis on forgiveness.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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Their design removes the top tube entirely, leaving a wide open gap between the seat and the handlebar (aka no fancy dismount maneuvers required, like swinging your leg over a high top tube).—
Erica Zazo,
Outside,
27 Mar. 2026
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That removes years of planning uncertainty.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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This shuts off the engine at stoplights or when idling, and restarts it once the accelerator is pressed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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This device recognizes when nature brings the water that your lawn needs and shuts off automatic sprinklers.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Sigmund Freud believed that every crush has a strand of disgust, that people are attracted to what repulses them.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Charlie, though, is trying to keep them out of a country that thoroughly repulses him.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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Over the course of the show, their survival relationship turns into a strange, human relationship.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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McConnell, who turns 37 next month, was officially introduced as the 28th head coach in Saint Mary’s history on Wednesday, succeeding Bennett, who left the school after 25 years to become Arizona State’s next head coach.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Manning, back for what is probably his final season, is on the short list of best returning quarterbacks in the country and edge rusher Colin Simmons won the SEC sacks title with 12.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Jan. 2026
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Riley Moss sacks a scrambling Trevor Lawrence on third-and-4 for a 1-yard loss.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
21 Dec. 2025
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Just thinking about it totally sickens me.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Listeria sickens about 1,250 Americans every year and causes approximately 172 deaths.—
News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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The gardening season, after all, swings into full gear for all the tender plants after the last frost.—
Seth Jacobson,
The Providence Journal,
20 Mar. 2026
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The West Side’s 16th District, which swings from Cicero, Lyons and Riverside up through Melrose Park, features a three-way race steeped in tangled histories.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Turns off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turns%20off. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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