BROWNOUT Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

brownout

noun

Definition of brownout

as in blackout

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Recent Examples of brownout Yet, concerns about the impacts of data centers on the electrical grid and local resources, leading to possible blackouts or brownouts, have started to cause community pushback. — Sheila Rohra, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2026 In areas where our UDC system has been deployed, the grid operator instead institutes a brownout, cutting power by 90 percent. — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2017 The issue of grid reliability and security becomes more pressing—utilities are worried about outages and brownouts, which used to be a summer cooling-season problem but could now occur in winter too. — Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025 But even though the recent closures might most directly affect Fire Station 21, all 26 of Oakland’s fire stations feel the ripple effect of each brownout. — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brownout

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Noun

Yet he's emerged as a key figure in conversations about Cuba's future as the island faces an economic crisis, blackouts and growing pressure from Washington.

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 6 July 2026
During evening blackouts, residents bang pots and pans, take to the streets to protest, or set the trash piling on the streets on fire.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

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The trade was agreed to shortly before midnight on June 22 prior to being formalized on Monday.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
The partial closure was expected to last until midnight as Southern California Edison crews worked to repair the pole, according to Caltrans.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026