as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
local residents feel that they have been shut out of the debate for expanding the airport
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Recent Examples of shut out
Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
The Giants were shut out by New York 7-0 and 3-0 with only four hits over their initial two games — the first time that had happened in baseball history to start a season.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Wave goalkeeper Leah Freeman did not need a save for her second consecutive shutout win and fourth straight as a starter.
—Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Or the Royals, who were shut out 6-0.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
The Giants were shut out by New York 7-0 and 3-0 with only four hits over their initial two games — the first time that had happened in baseball history to start a season.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
The shutout victory was the third of the Braves’ season (catcher Jonah Heim has been behind the plate for all three) and 2026 Braves became the fourth team in franchise history with three shutouts in their first eight games (the 1993 team was the last to accomplish the feat).
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Wave goalkeeper Leah Freeman did not need a save for her second consecutive shutout win and fourth straight as a starter.
—Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut out
Verb
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The Eagles had in mind city-dwelling male breadwinners and excluded household and domestic work from their vision of who was among the deserving.—
Trevor Jackson,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Baldwin excluded, the top of the Braves lineup still has some work to do.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Earlier Sunday, Redick defended his decision to keep Reaves and Doncic in the game for the second half of Thursday’s blowout loss to the Thunder.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Both were injured in a blowout loss at Oklahoma City on Thursday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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After 48 years of unsuccessful politicking, one might be tempted to call the idea of indexing capital gains a certified washout.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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There are low chances for rain from Wednesday into the weekend but no day looks like a complete washout.—
Rachael Jay,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As multiple cities around Jackson County move to ban types of unregulated and potentially dangerous ‘gas station drugs’ — specifically more potent variations of kratom — Lee’s Summit has not only joined the charge but has taken restrictions even further.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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While many of the California laws banning the political use of public office are civil statutes, one is a criminal statute.—
Will Swaim,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Sound design—the particular timbre of a bass drum or a synth sweep—often defines the identity of a track.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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With Wednesday’s victory, the Celtics also clinched the four-game sweep of their regular-season series against the Heat.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The walls are cracked, and their whitewash has faded to gray.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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More recently, in November and December, the U.S. completed a commanding whitewash in the four-match Rivalry Series, outscoring their opponents 24-7, including a 10-4 victory.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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Now, there's a push to eliminate the primary and allow voters to choose more than one candidate.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The question, then, is not how to eliminate extraction, but how to recognize it as a metabolic relation.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Shut out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20out. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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