lights-out
noun
1
: a command or signal for putting out lights
2
: a prescribed bedtime for persons living under discipline
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A lights-out Romano could soften the blow of losing Alvarado.
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Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
So does this: Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen missed all of those games because of a blood clot but has been lights-out more recently including in this postseason.
Games 1 and 2 will be Tuesday and Thursday at Carolina, with Games 3 and 4 Saturday and Monday in Sunrise.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
Those teams may not have had an MVP or Cy Young winner (as Jonny Gomes memorably noted) but there were stars all around, including Lorenzo Cain, Salvador Perez, Alex Gordon, a lights-out bullpen and, of course, Hosmer and Moustakas.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2025
He’s also been lights-out in a relief role with five saves and a 0.47 ERA.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
So does this: Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen missed all of those games because of a blood clot but has been lights-out more recently including in this postseason.
Games 1 and 2 will be Tuesday and Thursday at Carolina, with Games 3 and 4 Saturday and Monday in Sunrise.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
Those teams may not have had an MVP or Cy Young winner (as Jonny Gomes memorably noted) but there were stars all around, including Lorenzo Cain, Salvador Perez, Alex Gordon, a lights-out bullpen and, of course, Hosmer and Moustakas.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2025
He’s also been lights-out in a relief role with five saves and a 0.47 ERA.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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“Lights-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lights-out. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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