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shutting off

VERB

exclude; screen

Synonyms

WEAK

bar beleaguer block out blockade close conceal cover debar discontinue evict fence off hide keep out lock out mask obstruct ostracize refuse seclude shroud veil

Antonyms

WEAK

include welcome

Example Sentences

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Engineers must carefully reduce energy use by shutting off heaters and instruments while also preventing the spacecraft from becoming so cold that its fuel lines freeze.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

For oil-starved Asian economies, shutting off an estimated one million barrels of Iranian oil a day makes things even bleaker than they already were.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Acrimony from the war could also make it harder for Iran to circumvent sanctions through front companies in Dubai’s free-trade zones, shutting off a substantial dollar flow that benefited both sides.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

My heating engineer came to fix my radiators because they kept shutting off and the hot water was intermittent.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

I’ve seen France sleep, the Eiffel Tower shining brightly in the distance, lights quietly shutting off in third-floor apartments, the moon drifting lazily into view.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott