SHUTOFFS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

shutoffs

noun

plural of shutoff

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 Homeowners are able to document where the shutoffs and panels are before anything breaks. — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 In the meantime, the utilities are to waive any power shutoffs when temperatures are forecasted to reach 90 degrees — and also in the future should the CalHeatScore become temporarily unavailable. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 28 July 2026 Calvo had described the unpaid balances as both a financial and fairness issue, arguing the city could not aggressively enforce water shutoffs against residents while allowing large institutions to accumulate millions of dollars in overdue bills. — Verónica Egui Brito july 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 The utility had not announced any shutoffs Wednesday morning. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 Soon, the battery system supporting Calistoga’s microgrid will be able to export power to PG&E’s grid outside of planned power shutoffs. — IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2026 Prohibiting water service shutoffs by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department unless requested by the customer or to fix a broken water main. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Power shutoffs have become more common in the West as wildfire risk has expanded. — Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 Hot, dry, windy weather has triggered red flag warnings from Idaho to Arizona and New Mexico, with utilities planning wildfire safety power shutoffs, including at the Grand Canyon. — Ty Oneil, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

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Noun

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.

— Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Definition of cessations

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East Boston neighbors can't seem to avoid parking tickets after a litany of road closures makes getting around the neighborhood extremely difficult.

— Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Immediately after the legislation was signed, states began bracing for the substantial pullback of federal support, rural hospital closures, and implementation of burdensome paperwork requirements intended to drive down enrollment.

— Diana DeGette, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of closures

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Real-time tracking cuts costly checks Nuclear facilities currently rely on a combination of instruments, physical security measures, manual sampling and periodic shutdowns to determine how much nuclear material is present and where it is located.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Not the kind of sweeping severe weather that prompts airlines to offer travel waivers nor wide-scale issues like labor strikes, IT problems or government shutdowns, which have unraveled countless plans in recent months.

— Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of shutdowns

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The questions that remain The case has invited big questions about where a person’s right to privacy ends and the government’s right to warrantless search begins.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
That impulse takes her to North Macedonia, a country that seems to the Belgian teen to be stuck in time, if not at the ends of the Earth.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of ends

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Telemundo, for its part, went the traditional route and did not break away for sponsor messages during the mid-half stoppages.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 July 2026
Underneath a sky of wildfire smoke and haze, the teams played through four hydration breaks, injury stoppages, oppressive summer heat and a patchy pitch.

— Meg Linehan, New York Times, 17 July 2026

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