as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
the utility company threatened them with the shutoff of electricity if the bills weren't paid
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as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
threatened to shut off peace talks if the other side kept making unreasonable demands
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2
as in to kill
to cause to stop functioning
shut off the computer to save electricity
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Recent Examples of shutoff
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Some would offer only a few settings and didn’t have an automatic shutoff timer option either.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2024
Pacific Gas & Electric similarly shut off power for more than 20,000 Northern California residents as winds heightened the risk of electrical equipment sparking new fires.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Power shutoffs also are expected at five polling locations, a jump from the two cited in the PG&E update on Monday morning.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Some would offer only a few settings and didn’t have an automatic shutoff timer option either.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
The diode also takes a reading with the LEDs shut off, to measure the sunlight that is passing through the leaf from above.
—New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2024
Pacific Gas & Electric similarly shut off power for more than 20,000 Northern California residents as winds heightened the risk of electrical equipment sparking new fires.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutoff
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The presence of such peacekeepers probably would require a cessation of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Kaur used her platform to call for the recognition of artists’ political voices and for a cessation of Israel’s war in Gaza.News Desk, Artforum, 3 Dec. 2024
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An elevator stops on all four floors, and as designed, there will be three and potentially four bedrooms and a total of four bathrooms, plus a powder room just inside the front door.Mark David, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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Prisons were uniquely bad for spreading the virus and some inmates were released in part to stop the spread.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Since the war began, Israeli strikes have killed around 700 people tasked with protecting the trucks, according to local officials.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Thompson, 50, was killed outside of the New York Hilton Midtown where the UnitedHealth Group was holding its investor meeting.Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Business as usual ground to a halt when the WHO declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, about four months after the virus was first detected in Wuhan, China.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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The previous year Atlanta’s troubled son Young Thug was shut behind bars on RICO charges, bringing his output to a halt.Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Here are some other services that will cease until a shutdown would end: Duties carried out by the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP) to review an invetigate reports of misconduct or poor performance.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Florida businesses receive millions of dollars in federal contracts, payments of which would cease in a shutdown.Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Traction and stability testing: Validating traction control and stability systems under sudden accelerations, braking and cornering.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Vehicle systems such as air bags, braking, and powered steering remain operational.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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So, why did John have to die in order to get this ending?Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
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But the global audience of Virgin River has been sitting around for years for this happy ending.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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So, out of the 24, how did those teams end their seasons?Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Before ending his bid, Gaetz’s odds never reached the 11%-12% bottom that Hegseth saw last week.Peter Cordi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Shutoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutoff. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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