1
as in stops
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
threatened to shut off peace talks if the other side kept making unreasonable demands
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2
as in kills
to cause to stop functioning
shut off the computer to save electricity
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Recent Examples of shuts off
In cool mode, the fan often stays on while the compressor shuts off, which continuously drains power just to push room-temperature air.
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Sheila Kim,
The Spruce,
21 June 2026
Sena says the headlight automatically shuts off after 10 minutes in a bid to preserve battery life.
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Utkarsh Sood
june 07,
New Atlas,
7 June 2026
So nothing shuts off overnight.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
This shuts off the engine at stoplights or when idling, and restarts it once the accelerator is pressed.
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ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
This device recognizes when nature brings the water that your lawn needs and shuts off automatic sprinklers.
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Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
Each treatment lasts three minutes and automatically shuts off when it's done.
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Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
Grant leads his mother down the steps as Rose shuts off the light.
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Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
The keyboard also comes with a pairable mouse that automatically shuts off the user’s webcam when it’s placed on an accompanying dock.
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Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
Sheila Kim,
The Spruce,
21 June 2026
Sena says the headlight automatically shuts off after 10 minutes in a bid to preserve battery life.
—
Utkarsh Sood
june 07,
New Atlas,
7 June 2026
So nothing shuts off overnight.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
This shuts off the engine at stoplights or when idling, and restarts it once the accelerator is pressed.
—
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
This device recognizes when nature brings the water that your lawn needs and shuts off automatic sprinklers.
—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
Each treatment lasts three minutes and automatically shuts off when it's done.
—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
Grant leads his mother down the steps as Rose shuts off the light.
—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
The keyboard also comes with a pairable mouse that automatically shuts off the user’s webcam when it’s placed on an accompanying dock.
—
Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuts off
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Santorini stops being only a view and starts behaving like a place again.
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Workforce needs, customer expectations, and business conditions evolve, and leaders have to be willing to adjust if the model stops delivering results.
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, heatstroke kills around 40 kids in cars every year.
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Aemond kills the old man anyway, and then kills his sons, though not before being stabbed in the back himself.
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This is not only devastating because Aang appears fatally injured, but because if an Avatar dies in the Avatar State, the entire cycle of Avatar reincarnation ceases and the earth’s balance is forever lost.
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What is surprising—indeed, almost shocking—is when a particular fashion ceases to change.
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The Mobi Fold embraces its bendy nature and, sensibly, automatically turns on when opened up and turns off when it’s folded shut.
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There isn’t a friction point at the moment, but if the money spigot turns off, then things can change.
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Find your favorite before the deal ends, and check out more bedding from Bloomhaven below.
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After physical disk production ends, new games will be available exclusively in digital format from the PlayStation Store, an online shop for PlayStation games, and at retailers.
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The man looks down almost immediately after the light turns on when the light deactivates.
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This higher temperature darkens the paste, slightly caramelizes the sugar, and deactivates enzymes that would otherwise break down pectin, resulting in a thicker, more cooked-tasting product.
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The countywide legislation halts zoning and permitting processes for data centers and BESS sites in unincorporated areas of Jackson County for 180 days, which sponsor Sean Smith and other legislators have said will create time for the county to set more detailed permanent land use policies.
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But the publishing machine never quite halts, and the coming months do star a (smaller) collection of exciting new releases.
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Waymo cuts off firetruck with sirens, lights running In a video posted on TikTok on June 18, a Waymo vehicle turned into a lane in Atlanta's entertainment district where a firetruck was driving the wrong direction.
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But a wartime spike in energy prices has pushed rate cuts off the table for now.
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“Shuts off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuts%20off. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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