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Recent Examples of blackouts
By last winter, after significant reconstruction, rolling blackouts were rare, and power shortages were mostly localized.
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Almost half of Ethiopia's 130 million people lack access to electricity and even the capital Addis Ababa experiences regular blackouts.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Unless Sacramento steps up now, Californians risk planning their summers around rolling blackouts instead of family vacations.
—Josh Becker, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Texas is projected to have the lowest wholesale electricity prices of any market in the country in 2025, and the state has had no blackouts so far this summer.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
The attack prompted reports of blackouts in some parts of Kyiv.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Iran has been grappling with frequent electricity blackouts, compounding public frustration and adding to the perception that sanctions, aging infrastructure, and government mismanagement are pushing the country into deeper crisis.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
As these types of blackouts cut off access to the internet entirely, normal workarounds such as VPNs, which are extremely common in the country, are unlikely to work.
—PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Powerful solar flares — eruptions of high-energy radiation from the sun's surface — can cause radio blackouts across large parts of the globe, which affect aviation and marine traffic.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Almost half of Ethiopia's 130 million people lack access to electricity and even the capital Addis Ababa experiences regular blackouts.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Unless Sacramento steps up now, Californians risk planning their summers around rolling blackouts instead of family vacations.
—Josh Becker, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Texas is projected to have the lowest wholesale electricity prices of any market in the country in 2025, and the state has had no blackouts so far this summer.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
The attack prompted reports of blackouts in some parts of Kyiv.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Iran has been grappling with frequent electricity blackouts, compounding public frustration and adding to the perception that sanctions, aging infrastructure, and government mismanagement are pushing the country into deeper crisis.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
As these types of blackouts cut off access to the internet entirely, normal workarounds such as VPNs, which are extremely common in the country, are unlikely to work.
—PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Powerful solar flares — eruptions of high-energy radiation from the sun's surface — can cause radio blackouts across large parts of the globe, which affect aviation and marine traffic.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackouts
swims
Noun
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Forest walks, lazy lake days, midday swims, and evening bonfires are a part of your regular day.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mall runs and night swims save the summer in the United Arab Emirates.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Blackouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackouts. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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