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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 turn off
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
In a sign of how dire the situation has become, Shmyhal called on businesses to turn off their outdoor advertising.
—Michael Holtz, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026
Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
From the turnoff on U.S. 24 at Homestake Reservoir Road to the dam 10 miles upstream at 10,200 feet, Homestake Creek meanders through a wide wetland teeming with lush shrubbery, wildlife and the occasional lily pond.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2025
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Verb
If the app offers options to delete chat history, limit data retention or turn off syncing, enable those settings.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
In a sign of how dire the situation has become, Shmyhal called on businesses to turn off their outdoor advertising.
—Michael Holtz, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
That Showcase Or Undermine Others: Another turnoff comes from emails used as a stage for self-promotion or to quietly undercut someone else.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
From the turnoff on U.S. 24 at Homestake Reservoir Road to the dam 10 miles upstream at 10,200 feet, Homestake Creek meanders through a wide wetland teeming with lush shrubbery, wildlife and the occasional lily pond.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn off
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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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Macaroons shaped like the heads of Bad Bunny or Kid Rock will delight or disgust your guests.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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There remains hesitation from many to deviate from norms by investing in personal security, but boardrooms are increasingly intervening and pressuring CEOs to do so, Krummrich said.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
8 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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Maye was sacked 21 times in the playoffs — the most ever for a QB in a single postseason.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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With the fate of Palace’s previous two managers effectively sealed after defeats here, a loss would have seen Glasner eclipse Patrick Vieira’s 12-game winless run, a sequence which led to the Frenchman being sacked following this fixture three years ago.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
9 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
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Nepal crash kills 13 in wedding party KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A bus carrying a wedding party veered off a mountain road in west Nepal and tumbled down a slope in a crash that killed at least 13 people while 34 more were injured, police said Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Think steep slopes and a 900-foot vertical drop on 585 skiable acres.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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And Republicans are among those repulsed by the ongoing scandals.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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That effort quickly repulsed decent Americans.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Will this race and the other changes create an opportunity for NASCAR to turn the page on its difficult 2025?—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The new food pyramid has turned things upside down.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Petrecca was thrust into the commentary role, replacing Auro Bulbarelli, who removed himself after spoiling the surprise arrival of Mattarella aboard one of the city’s trams.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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According to him, real-world deployment is a key step to removing the practical and technological bottlenecks that humanoids face today.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Turn off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20off. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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