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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

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

Officers remained at the scene on Boxing Day, with a cordon shutting off the area to the public.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

Porter pulled the car over to the curb, and without shutting off the motor, leaned across her and opened the door.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison