PHASED OUT Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

phased out

verb

past tense of phase out

as in closed (down)

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turned off

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The phone then stopped connecting to the cellular network, possibly turned off or disabled, the affidavit said.

— Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
The plant cannot be turned off during periods of high solar power production, so the state ends up cutting back on its solar power or giving it away for free, said Mark Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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