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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
Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
In the United States, Tesla’s home-turf, Musk’s contentious government role — which has involved slashing thousands of public sector jobs as head of the Department of Government Efficiency — has also turned off many would-be Tesla buyers.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Her study showed that executions and other violent content actually represented a turnoff for most followers of Twitter accounts associated with Islamic State, although not for the most fanatical followers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2019
See All Example Sentences for turn off
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Moreover, when the pipelines of scientific progress are turned off, they will not so easily be turned back on.
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For many years these associations were a turnoff and in the consumer’s mind, created a glass ceiling through which the Crus rarely penetrated.
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Your husband is disgusted with you too but is trying his best to clean up too.—
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In her discussion of Christianity, King relishes the absurdity that results when a religion that is disgusted by female sexuality also engages in mother worship.—
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The show deviates from the real Melissa and Keith and goes into entirely fictional territory, introducing another possible victim.—
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There’s always a chance for a surprise cameo that deviates from the source material, but Choi Hyun-wook is not currently listed as a Season 2 cast member.—
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Also sacked Thursday was Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, who led both the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command, and his deputy, Wendy Noble, who has reportedly been reassigned within the Pentagon.—
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He was sacked a whopping 68 times, with the next highest being C.J. Stroud with 52.—
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For four weeks, Israel has shut off all sources of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies for the Gaza Strip's population of more than 2 million Palestinians.—
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As a precaution, gas was shut off Monday to the building at the fire department's request.—
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In a video shared on the official Audi FIS World Cup Instagram, Vonn is seen pumping her fists in the air and cheering along with the crowd in celebration after completing her race at the bottom of the slopes in Sun Valley.—
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Even better: add a few days to your itinerary for visiting a wine region, like Lavaux, which has spectacular terraced slopes overlooking Lake Geneva.—
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Even as the Russians massed forces and achieved a three-to-one advantage in troops in Kursk late last year, the Ukrainians held on—deploying mines, drones and artillery to repeatedly repulse Russian mechanized assaults.—
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Kay’s particular diet was a recurring talking point on the show, with condiments such as ketchup and mayo among the foods that repulsed the TV voice of the Yankees.—
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The pair was involved in a heated altercation that reportedly turned physical before paramedics arrived on the scene, according to TMZ.—
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Our favorite machines here can turn your barista into a stranger.—
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Following the act of protest, the referee of the University of Maryland match -- which was not an NCAA tournament -- issued a black card to Turner, removing her from the competition.—
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether or not South Carolina can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from the state's Medicaid program.—
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“Turn off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20off. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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