as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity
the utility company threatened them with the shutoff of electricity if the bills weren't paid
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Recent Examples of shutoffs
Those forms would help volunteers gather information needed to verify people’s situations — an eviction, utility shutoffs, or food stamps, among other issues — to make sure the nonprofit could help them.
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Charlotte Observer, 30 Dec. 2025
Last week was the second time the power company instituted the shutoffs.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
Many Colorado businesses tried to keep the doors open during the recent power shutoffs despite the drop in foot traffic.
—Kennedy Cook, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
It’s also made with fireproof materials and has built-in safety shutoffs to protect against tip-overs and overheating.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
There is also some evidence that power shutoffs due to non-payment have begun to rise nationally.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
In Pennsylvania, utility companies, including Ray's, have promised to suspend shutoffs for certain customers during November because of the shutdown.
—NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Wyandotte County residents are about to have some new faces overseeing their water and electricity services — and deciding how to handle utility bills and shutoffs.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
This year, Marx says, more Pennsylvanians are facing energy shutoffs than in previous years.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutoffs
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Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.—
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Conflict in Yemen has prompted air traffic halts — leaving about 600 tourists stranded on a remote island.—
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The fact that any soliloquy halts dramatic action also poses a challenge.—
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But maybe Tomlin wants to take a break after all these winning seasons that have had disappointing endings.—
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Thomas and Scott have put together storybook endings to their college careers.—
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The work could affect traffic and street parking at times and may require occasional lane closures.—
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The weekend closures will allow crews to install 16 girders for the first of the two new flyover ramps.—
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But the Nevada Democrat also dislikes government shutdowns or standoffs over them.—
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These errant laser beams could induce unintended charges, potentially damaging electronics systems and forcing emergency shutdowns.—
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Helping in the formation of red and white blood cells and platelets in the bone marrow at the ends of the bones.—
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Adelman brought him back into the game while looking for a spark at both ends after New Orleans went on an 8-0 run to take a 100-94 lead.—
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The negotiations will be the first since the writers and actors strikes of 2023, and will likely revisit the concerns that animated those stoppages, such as AI and residuals on streaming platforms.—
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Campbell’s latter point is a big contributing factor to elevator stoppages at the Austin airport, according to Hey.—
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“Shutoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutoffs. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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