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as in disgusted
to cause to feel disgust
that memorably bad meal turned me off about restaurant food for a while
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as in removed
to let go from office, service, or employment
eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee
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as in shut off
to cause to stop functioning
please turn off the fan when you're done
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as in opposing
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Recent Examples of turned off
Brett Berk, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
Before meeting his facehugger fate in the previous episode, Arthur turned off the Lost Boys' electronic trackers, allowing the hybrids a chance to run away.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
An investigation by the Dodge County Sheriff's Office found prison staff didn't properly communicate when Maier missed multiple meals and medication, and had his water access turned off.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The helicopter was in Estonian airspace for around four minutes, the press service of Estonia's Defence Forces said, with its transponder turned off and without a flight plan.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
To stay true to her fans, Ariana Grande turned off dynamic pricing for her tickets, making her concert ticket prices fair for all of her fans.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025
The veteran lineman also noted that the headset microphone turned off multiple times.
—Mike Kaye
september 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
The battery can play for up to 63 hours with ANC turned off.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Months after the attacks, Shin Bet presented findings from its initial investigation into the night of October 6 and revealed that on Thursday, October 5, some of the SIM cards had also been turned on, but only for a short period of time before quickly being turned off.
—Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Note that traction control is turned off in Sport mode, which can make full acceleration a bit wild.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
Before meeting his facehugger fate in the previous episode, Arthur turned off the Lost Boys' electronic trackers, allowing the hybrids a chance to run away.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
An investigation by the Dodge County Sheriff's Office found prison staff didn't properly communicate when Maier missed multiple meals and medication, and had his water access turned off.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The helicopter was in Estonian airspace for around four minutes, the press service of Estonia's Defence Forces said, with its transponder turned off and without a flight plan.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
To stay true to her fans, Ariana Grande turned off dynamic pricing for her tickets, making her concert ticket prices fair for all of her fans.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025
The veteran lineman also noted that the headset microphone turned off multiple times.
—Mike Kaye
september 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
The battery can play for up to 63 hours with ANC turned off.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Months after the attacks, Shin Bet presented findings from its initial investigation into the night of October 6 and revealed that on Thursday, October 5, some of the SIM cards had also been turned on, but only for a short period of time before quickly being turned off.
—Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned off
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The youthful Oklahoma City Thunder celebrated their first NBA championship in June and endured widespread mockery from the internet when most of them were confused and then disgusted by their first taste of champagne.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Locals were disgusted with city leadership’s inept handling of the crisis.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Princess of Wales has rarely deviated from her signature brunette and mid-length tresses since marrying into the royal family in 2011.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Princess of Wales has rarely deviated from her signature brunette tresses, often styled in a bouncy blowout, since marrying into the royal family in 2011.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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This changed in late 1980 when Jobs was removed from the Lisa project by President Mike Scott, after which Jobs moved to unilaterally take over the Macintosh, which at that time was otherwise considered a largely speculative affair.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Makary had wanted the warning removed and packed the panel with like-minded experts.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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If the plaque weakens and breaks apart, large clumps are released into the blood stream, and a large clump can block an artery, completely shutting off blood flow and causing a heart attack.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Sep. 2025
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Auto start-stop is a vehicle feature that shuts off the engine when a vehicle is stopped to conserve fuel.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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When Marcos declared martial law in 1972, the elder Araneta, a prominent backer of the opposing Liberal Party, fled to New York.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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But in a 1971 game against the Washington Senators, Ford hit a baseball to the wall that caught the eye of the opposing manager — Hall of Famer Ted Williams.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
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In late August, contaminated oysters sickened several people in Louisiana, killing two people and sending 22 others to the hospital.—
Mollye Barrows,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The prototype delivered 13 per cent conversion efficiency, which, in simple terms, meant that with the prototype, for every 100 units of heat energy that went into the device, about 13 units were turned into electricity.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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To cope, Chinese companies have turned more to grouping large numbers of less efficient, often homegrown, chips together to achieve similar computing capabilities.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Buckeyes sacked him four times.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Mac Jones was strip-sacked in the second quarter for a defensive touchdown, the beginning of the end for the Bill Belichick era.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Turned off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20off. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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