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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 turn off
Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
According to fire officials, the leak was under control at 9:33 p.m.
Fire officials said the rooftop air handlers were turned off and the store was ventilated.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2019
Runway turnoff lights: These extra lights are found on both sides of the aircraft’s nose to illuminate runway exits.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Verb
That hope is built in part on traders’ belief that Trump probably would be turned off by the damage Wall Street would take if a worst-case, long-term trade war were to occur.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
According to fire officials, the leak was under control at 9:33 p.m.
Fire officials said the rooftop air handlers were turned off and the store was ventilated.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
Her study showed that executions and other violent content actually represented a turnoff for most followers of Twitter accounts associated with Islamic State, although not for the most fanatical followers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2019
Runway turnoff lights: These extra lights are found on both sides of the aircraft’s nose to illuminate runway exits.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Verb
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People were so curious about it — disgusted, but drawn.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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King was disgusted upon seeing the conditions of the building; a baby was wrapped in newspaper for warmth.—
Erik Wallenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Chappell Roan did not deviate from her camp-meets-vintage aesthetic, wearing a voluminous vintage Jean Paul Gaultier gown from 2003, embellished with a screen print of Degas ballerinas on the skirt and topped by the ostrich-feather headdress that Gaultier used on that original runway.—
Laurie Brookins,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Feb. 2025
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Honda, on the other hand, has deviated from the norm by submitting actual photos of a 300cc single-cylinder prototype.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Jan. 2025
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Critics argue United would have had more budgetary flexibility had the multi-million-pound cost of sacking Erik ten Hag, hiring Amorim, and dismissing Dan Ashworth not gone on this season’s accounts.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025
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And what exactly did Penelope, Odysseus’ wife, do over the 20-year span when her husband was off sacking Troy and taking on those monsters?—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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Photo : Eugenia Gangi The veranda can be shut off with curtains for extra privacy.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
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Gas was shut off to the building in the 5000 block of Cameo Terrace around 8:30 p.m. and public buses were requested to transport residents away from the area, fire officials said in a post to the social media platform X.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2025
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With clean designs and subtle branding, the products are designed to go from the slopes to the city.—
Alex Wynne,
WWD,
7 Feb. 2025
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Off the slopes: Insiders do lunch at Whitegrass' cafe (winter-only) for the killer soups and hippie-meets-hillbilly energy.—
Kristen Hinman,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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These same, once skeptical business leaders rallied around Trump in 2017 but were repulsed by many of his words and actions within eight months, withdrawing support, not returning to give him a second chance until now.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Western publics by and large have managed to stave off compassion fatigue and remain committed to helping Ukraine repulse the Russian invasion.—
Nina Jankowicz,
Foreign Affairs,
4 May 2023
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Travis Kelce consoled by Taylor Swift as retirement rumors swirl ➤ Chiefs' run at Super Bowl history turns into epic embarrassment: The blowout loss to the Eagles means no team has ever won three consecutive Super Bowls.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Klarna, which is preparing for a U.S. initial public offering, lost $10 million in the first nine months on $1.8 billion in sales and is finally turning quarterly profits.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2025
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The whole Metal Detox line is designed to reduce breakage and preserve hair color by removing metal particles, which can accumulate on hair fibers through diet and hard water.—
Louryn Strampe,
WIRED,
2 Feb. 2025
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After harvesting, remove all but 1 to 2 inches of the edible carrot greens, rinse and thoroughly dry the roots, and store your carrot harvest in your fridge, freezer, or root cellar—or preserve it with pickling or canning.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Turn off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20off. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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