as in opposing
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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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Recent Examples of turned off
Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Spending at least one hour a week outside in nature with your phone turned off or left behind, Killen said.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 9 Feb. 2026
To provide long battery life with fast charging capabilities, Tribit selected a rechargeable cell that could provide up to 110 hours of playback time with the ANC function turned off.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
However, on January 29, the Black Hawk was flying following an FAA memorandum which allowed it to be turned off.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Even jihadist groups that have explored tactical alliances with these gunmen have been turned off by their purely criminal intent.
—Obi Anyadike, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The water has been turned off, and the area has been closed off while crews work to repair the damages.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Customers can call 901/528-4465 to have water turned off.
—Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 25 Jan. 2026
Before cleaning any type of stovetop, be sure the burners are turned off, and every surface is completely cool to the touch.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
During one of Guojun’s visits, the staff received multiple alarms that the monitor for Walter’s vital signs had been turned off.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Spending at least one hour a week outside in nature with your phone turned off or left behind, Killen said.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 9 Feb. 2026
To provide long battery life with fast charging capabilities, Tribit selected a rechargeable cell that could provide up to 110 hours of playback time with the ANC function turned off.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
However, on January 29, the Black Hawk was flying following an FAA memorandum which allowed it to be turned off.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Even jihadist groups that have explored tactical alliances with these gunmen have been turned off by their purely criminal intent.
—Obi Anyadike, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The water has been turned off, and the area has been closed off while crews work to repair the damages.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Customers can call 901/528-4465 to have water turned off.
—Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 25 Jan. 2026
Before cleaning any type of stovetop, be sure the burners are turned off, and every surface is completely cool to the touch.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned off
Adjective
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Drone soccer requires pilots to maneuver spherical drones through an opposing goal.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Opponent-process theory, refined in the seventies by the psychologists Richard Solomon and John Corbit, holds that the body balances out the high of a drug with the opposing force of a comedown or a withdrawal.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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In one of those realities (the actual one most of us are living in), a growing number of people across the political spectrum are angered, terrified and disgusted by actions being taken in their names by people and agencies which seem to have little or no accountability.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Martz is basically disgusted by what football has become.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Yet Kurnos said that Scripps has deviated from its peers with other moves, such as growing Scripps Sports with local media rights.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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Over the past few years, San Jose has deviated from the Housing First model by investing more money into interim housing options as an alternative to living on the streets.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Law enforcement officers had removed the mouth of the irrigation tube diverting water from a nearby creek, but all the piping remained.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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By Wednesday morning, investigators had left the residence, the scene was cleared, and police tape had been removed.—
Bradford Betz , Matt Finn,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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This device recognizes when nature brings the water that your lawn needs and shuts off automatic sprinklers.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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If the patient moves, the system can react instantly, shutting off the beam to help prevent harm to healthy tissue, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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McFadden, whose opposed state legislation requiring more cooperation from sheriffs with federal immigration authorities, told the committee his office follows the law.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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But Republicans are still opposed to mandates that officers remove their masks.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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Samoan officials later said Kennedy’s trip bolstered the credibility of anti-vaccine activists before the measles outbreak, which sickened thousands of people and killed 83, mostly children under age 5.—
Matt Brown,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Two people were sickened during a rideshare package pickup Monday night in the Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The only way Seattle could’ve lost this game is if Darnold turned into a pumpkin and threw multiple interceptions.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Around 30 Emirati companies were listed as participants, but none showed up; the exhibition space allocated to EDGE Group — one of Abu Dhabi’s biggest arms makers — was turned into a coffee shop.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Turned off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20off. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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