1
as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust
that memorably bad meal turned me off about restaurant food for a while
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as in to sack
to let go from office, service, or employment
eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee
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as in to shut off
to cause to stop functioning
please turn off the fan when you're done
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Recent Examples of turnoff
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
While Republicans have been largely in lockstep behind the administration’s actions, the latest messaging has become a turnoff.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 7 May 2025
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
Silent mode + out of sight + turn off lock-screen previews.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Verb
Anyone with an aversion to physical and mental torture will likely find Dangerous Animals a repulsive turnoff, but others with a taste for grisly violence should find something juicy to chomp on.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
While Republicans have been largely in lockstep behind the administration’s actions, the latest messaging has become a turnoff.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 7 May 2025
Noun
Gaines noted that comments on X were turned off on the Minnesota State High School League’s post with a photo of the team on social media.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
Silent mode + out of sight + turn off lock-screen previews.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnoff
Verb
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Many Americans are demonstrably disgusted, shamed, and angered by their tyrants, but mainstream literary and intellectual institutions seem unable or unwilling to give voice to them.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Interestingly enough, by 1920 Jarvis was disgusted with how commercialized Mother's Day had become.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Verb
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The ability to quickly analyze and process weather data is especially crucial for natural disaster response scenarios, because on-the-ground conditions are constantly changing and can deviate unexpectedly from prediction models.—
Don Brown,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 July 2025
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What Senate Bill 2 would do Since Medicaid is a state and federal partnership, the state has to follow federal requirements on eligibility and would need a waiver to deviate from those requirements.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Jaylen Wright fumbled on a hit from safety John Saunders Jr.... Grayson Murphy sacked Wilson, who nevertheless threw the ball to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine for a 30 yard TD pass...—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 Aug. 2025
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Outside of a fumble on the opening kick return, Stuard was active, near the ball and showed great closing speed when sacking Lance in the first half.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Original Story: SpaceX’s Starlink appears to be suffering a major outage that’s shut off satellite internet access for consumers across the globe.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 July 2025
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Once there’s a stoppage at or under four minutes left in the final quarter, the clock shuts off.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
23 July 2025
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Even on their romantic outing on the ice rink and slopes, the lovebirds chose to wear complementing cozy 'fits.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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The lower-level entrance did not meet accessibility standards due to the steep slope of the walkway, according to library officials, and water collected at the base of the walkway near the building, at times entering the building.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
24 July 2025
Verb
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This is something that finally repulses Ivor, and that Orla also grapples with.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
27 July 2025
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In Liberia, especially, the Peace Corps volunteers were repulsed by the ways that Americo-Liberians — the descendants of the Black Americans who founded the country — oppressed indigenous ethnic groups.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
New York Daily News,
16 July 2025
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The trade turned into one of the most lopsided deals in big-league history.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Fister, meanwhile, turned into a strikeout machine, and well, a latter-day Alexander, with an 11.4 K/BB ratio and a 1.79 ERA in 11 starts.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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In the spring, Trump sought to remove board members Rothman, Laura Ross and Diane Kaplan.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 Aug. 2025
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El Salvador’s legislature approved constitutional amendments removing term limits, potentially allowing its President Nayib Bukele to rule for life.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Turnoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnoff. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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