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verb

Definition of turn off

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 deviate

to change one's course or direction turn off at the third exit and follow the ramp to your left

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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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This means staying indoors, closing windows and doors and turning off ventilation. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 For those sheltering in place, the city advised shutting windows and doors, turning off AC units drawing in outside air and keeping pets inside. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Noun

Living with relatives can complicate the logistics of dating, and may also be a turnoff in itself for some daters. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 Conversely, for some young attorneys with an interest in the energy transition, the fact that much of the data center buildout is being powered by new natural gas plants has been a turnoff for joining digital infrastructure teams, another said. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turn off

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Verb

Kaufhold thinks that something might be a heightened sensitivity to disgust.

— Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
Janice was disgusted; Mary was emotionally devastated and financially ruined.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of disgust

Verb

But in Central Asia, far from the empire’s center, local artists sometimes used the mosaics to deviate from the official agenda.

— Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026
But over time, due to a variety of systems issues with obtaining certain medications, the lethal injection protocol has deviated from the standard devised by Chapman.

— M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of deviate

Verb

Then the defense picked it up last week, picking off Justin Herbert twice (one was called back) and sacking him four times.

— Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
When Ole Miss sacked Manning early in the second half and recovered his fumble in the end zone for a touchdown, there was a run on antacids at the concession stands.

— Mac Engel October 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026

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One in six households can’t afford to reliably put food on their table, and Texans have had their electricity shut off at one of the highest rates in the United States.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Musk previously ordered SpaceX engineers to shut off Starlink's satellite network over Crimea to thwart a Ukrainian attack on Russian warships, according to a chapter in the 2023 Musk biography written by Walter Isaacson.

— Annie Palmer,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of shut off

Noun

Highlights include the verdant jungle at Cap Cana, the lush volcanic slopes above Saint-Pierre in Martinique, and the coral gardens off Kralendijk in Bonaire.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
Caltrans has secured millions in emergency funding to fix a large crack that has developed in the slope below Pacific Coast Highway near Laguna Beach.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of slope

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But one item that is broken out in the report is $100 million, for turning tracks that would allow trains to be turned at the airport.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says its Evasion and Graffiti Lawlessness Eradication (EAGLE) Teams aren't going away despite two recent confrontations between fare inspectors and bus riders that turned physical.

— Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of turn

Verb

Meanwhile, On and Dior have also reportedly removed Chinese promotional content featuring Mbappé, although neither had announced a global termination, according to Chinese news outlet Phoenix.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
That designation was removed last year by an outside counsel.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of remove

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