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verb

Definition of shut outnext
as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of local residents feel that they have been shut out of the debate for expanding the airport

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shut out

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adjective

as in excluded

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shutout

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noun

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as in blowout

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as in washout

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Recent Examples of shut out
Verb
Cold comfort for Gaza’s two million residents, who remain shut out of the conversation and all but powerless to determine their fate. — Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 May shut out the Padres on one hit and one walk in June while with the Cardinals. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
On Saturday, Clark struck out 11, walked three and gave up only two hits in tossing the complete game shutout. — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026 Alcantara continued building on his bounce-back year, tossing seven shutout innings, striking out eight batters while allowing just three hits and one walk. — Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shut out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut out
  1. exclude
  2. stopped
  3. blowout
  4. washout
  5. ban
  6. precluded
  7. sweep
  8. whitewash
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  • The administration also pressed allies to exclude Huawei from their 5G networks, arguing that the company posed a national security threat because its equipment could give Beijing backdoor access to critical communications infrastructure.
    — GLORIA XIONG, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Ocalan and other key PKK figures are excluded from the pardon.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of exclude
Adjective
  • Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.
    — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said.
    — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of stopped
Noun
  • Kelce also spoke about the significance of holding the big blowout wedding at New York’s esteemed venue.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Her bouncy blowout served as another accessory, further pushing the look into ‘90s supermodel territory.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of blowout
Noun
  • Similar to today, there will be large gaps of three to four hours between rounds of rain so the day won't be a washout.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But in a world where a few basis points separates legends from washouts, a 10-point edge is an enormous windfall for anyone who trusted Kalshi’s numbers over those crunched by CME, the giant futures-exchange operator.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of washout
Verb
  • However, the former public servant was ultimately banned from leaving the country.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • All of this comes after Princess Eugenie chose to have her third child in Portugal, and reports that both Andrew and Fergie had been banned from the delivery room.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of ban
Adjective
  • Over the ensuing decades—and fully informed of the substantial executive power exercised by the Commission—the Supreme Court has repeatedly and expressly left Humphrey's Executor in place, and so precluded Presidents from removing Commissioners at will.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of precluded
Noun
  • Vendors said enforcement sweeps that began earlier this year have threatened their livelihoods, with authorities confiscating vending equipment and, in some cases, destroying it.
    — Da Lin, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • At my institution, the Illinois Institute of Technology, administrators recently eliminated roughly a third of the workforce in a single sweep.
    — Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of sweep
Noun
  • The warmth offsets the cool pink-gray undertones from the whitewash, giving the room a welcoming, cocooning quality.
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026
  • Just look at the initial whitewash of the Watergate scandal at Richard Nixon's library and the minimal account at Bill Clinton's library of his impeachment.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Definition of whitewash

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