shutoff
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Synonyms & Antonyms for shutoff
Synonyms: Noun
arrest, arrestment, cease, cessation, check, close, closedown, closure, conclusion, cutoff, discontinuance, discontinuation, end, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, offset, shutdown, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, termination
Synonyms: Verb
break, break off, break up, can [slang], cease, cut off, cut out, desist (from), discontinue, drop, end, give over, halt, knock off, lay off, leave off, pack (up or in), quit, stop
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of shutoff in a Sentence
Noun
the utility company threatened them with the shutoff of electricity if the bills weren't paidVerb
threatened to shut off peace talks if the other side kept making unreasonable demands shut off the computer to save electricity
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The utility now has a section on its website that breaks down a seven-day potential for power shutoffs across nine geographic zones in its service territory. — Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: Why is this TV fan on a hunger strike to save her favorite show?," 28 Aug. 2019 Criticism of politicking, power shutoffs Brandt has faced criticism from state utility regulators who requested the companies disclose political spending in recent elections, which Pinnacle West did earlier this year. — Ryan Randazzo, azcentral, "APS CEO Don Brandt to retire in November; Jeff Guldner to become new CEO of Pinnacle West," 21 Aug. 2019 Since the shutoff program was approved by California regulators in May, PG&E has turned off power due to fire risk in two areas. — Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, "PG&E fire-safety shutdowns: ‘We’re all freaking out about it’," 23 June 2019 Some customers have complained SDG&E is too quick to cut off power, and others have said the shutoffs appear to be random. — Rob Nikolewski, Ramona Sentinel, "SDG&E ramps up fire safety efforts," 19 Aug. 2019 By installing a solar + storage system in the house, the homeowner can reduce if not even eliminate the impact of a PG&E power shutoff, whether it was planned or the result of equipment failure or natural disaster. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: Solar + storage systems offer energy control to homeowners," 15 Aug. 2019 Some customers have complained SDG&E is too quick to cut off power and others have said the shutoffs appear to be random. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Ahead of peak wildfire season, SDG&E and local officials ramp up safety efforts," 7 Aug. 2019 The shutoffs have already begun and will likely become more frequent. — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, "Can California avoid a third year of fire catastrophe? Here’s what’s been fixed — and what hasn’t," 20 June 2019 People angered by the fatal shutoff and other APS issues took the opportunity to heckle anyone who would attend an event to honor Brandt. — Ryan Randazzo, azcentral, "Arizona business group gives APS CEO Don Brandt big award; protesters blame him for woman's death," 20 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Once Eversource crews were able to shut off power to the lines, firefighters freed two of the three passengers still trapped in the car and five of the car’s occupants were rushed to the hospital, Booth said. — Zach Murdock, courant.com, "Packed car crashes in Stamford, killing 2 teens, injuring others, police say," 26 Aug. 2019 That would likely shut off the public from learning specific information about how the state treated the children, who ranged in age from 18 months to 17 years old when the federal lawsuit was filed in April. — Hillary Borrud | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, "Oregon officials want to seal off much of federal child welfare lawsuit from public view," 22 Aug. 2019 Firefighters eventually extricated the man from the vehicle but had to wait five to 10 minutes for Seattle City Light technicians to shut off power to the live wires surrounding the crash, Seattle Fire spokesman David Cuerpo said. — David Gutman, The Seattle Times, "Driver hits 7-year-old on sidewalk, crashes into power pole in Magnolia," 15 July 2019 At its peak, the New York City blackout shut off power to about 73,000 customers in Midtown Manhattan and the Upper West Side, officials with the utility company Con Edison said. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, "How the city that never sleeps kept going when the lights went out," 14 July 2019 In December 2015, a Russian intelligence unit shut off power to hundreds of thousands of people in western Ukraine. — David E. Sanger, New York Times, "U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid," 15 June 2019 In an effort to avoid the kinds of fires started by downed power lines and other malfunctions, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. temporarily shut off power early Saturday to thousands of customers in Yolo, Napa and Solano counties as a safety precaution. — Alexa DÃaz, latimes.com, "Fire weather arrives in L.A. as firefighters battle blaze in Yolo County," 10 June 2019 For a while after, President Richard Nixon adopted a position of noninterference, but by mid-1970, the government had decided to remove the occupiers’ access to fresh water and shut off all electrical power. — Ruth Hopkins, Teen Vogue, "How Alcatraz Island Was Reclaimed by Native Peoples," 7 Mar. 2019 Our 2014 Jeep Cherokee shuts off when making right hand, uphill turns. — courant.com, "Car Talk: Her Lincoln Town Car can’t weather the storms," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shutoff.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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