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Recent Examples of shutoff
Noun
Crossley also faced a utility shutoff because of a lack of funds, but SVdP was able to provide assistance to pay past-due bills, said Hunt. Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024 Another 68,000 utility customers could potentially be affected by the shutoffs, depending on the intensity of the winds. Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
Lawsuits allege utility equipment ignited the Eaton fire when the power company, Southern California Edison, didn’t shut off electricity during the widespread windstorm. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025 As wildfires rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades, officials with the Department of Water and Power wrestled with a high-stakes choice: shut off water to nearby neighborhoods such as Brentwood or face diminishing water pressure on the front lines. Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for shutoff 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutoff
Noun
  • Affected borrowers will receive notifications detailing the cessation of collection actions and any applicable redress.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Hamas’s presence in Gaza during the ceasefire is likely to play a role in the negotiations for how to extend the current ceasefire into a permanent cessation of hostilities.
    Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Courtesy of Instagram Her love of personalization doesn’t stop at jewelry.
    Olivia Allen, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025
  • At least 10 killed in worst mass shooting in Sweden's history 01:33 BREAKFAST BROWSE Michael Jordan’s son arrested on drug charge The 34-year-old son of NBA great Michael Jordan was arrested Tuesday in Florida after police officers found his vehicle stopped on railroad tracks.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The 4-year-old Belgian Malinois was killed on Monday during a tactical team operation in Portage.
    Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The weapon hit the stern, causing the vessel to sink and killing around 100 of the 270 crew members onboard.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Related article As humanitarian officials warn people could die as a result of Trump’s foreign aid halt, Rubio issues new waiver CNN has reached out to USAID and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for comment.
    Lauren Kent, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The temporary halt in funding shuts down the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the global health program started by George W. Bush, which is credited with saving 25 million lives worldwide.
    Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • May 2024: An American Airlines plane ceased takeoff at Reagan Washington National after another aircraft was cleared to land on an intersecting runway.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The last day to shop at the store, and buy its beloved Winston’s sausages, is March 30, but Irish on Grand will not cease to exist.
    Mars King, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The vehicle reportedly crossed over into the left lane, which led to other drivers having to brake and swerve to avoid a collision, according to the warrant affidavit.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The new Proactive Driving Assist feature will gently brake or steer as necessary to follow the lane or keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front while on roadways where markings are clear (not off-road).
    Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The country singer could easily pull off these looks to blend in with Queen Bey or — possibly — a choir for the track’s ending.
    Danielle Gilliard, WWD, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The ending to this season should align more with the seedings.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • More light rain fell periodically through the Bay Area on Monday, continuing a pattern that began Friday and ended a nearly month-long stretch without precipitation.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The delay comes after the two countries agreed to take steps toward preventing the trafficking of fentanyl into the U.S. Markets stage comeback but still in the red All major U.S. indexes ended Monday in the red.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025

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“Shutoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutoff. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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