lights-out
noun
1
: a command or signal for putting out lights
2
: a prescribed bedtime for persons living under discipline
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Bricks in Boston To beat the second seed in the Eastern Conference, the undermanned Warriors needed to shoot lights-out from behind the arc.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez and lights-out relievers limited the Americans to two hits through the seventh.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez and lights-out relievers limited the Americans to two hits through the seventh.
—Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
The Celtics responded with a lights-out three-point performance in Game 5, but the Knicks ended the series in six.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez and lights-out relievers limited the Americans to two hits through the seventh.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez and lights-out relievers limited the Americans to two hits through the seventh.
—Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
The Celtics responded with a lights-out three-point performance in Game 5, but the Knicks ended the series in six.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Lights-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lights-out. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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