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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Forget that third gear: This was pedal-to-the-metal, lights-out tennis.
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Corey Seymour, Vogue, 8 June 2025
The Pacers were shooting just 33% from the field as the Thunder were shooting a lights-out 55.6%.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
Halladay was lights-out the rest of the way, allowing only four more hits in finishing eight innings.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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A lights-out Romano could soften the blow of losing Alvarado.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Corey Seymour, Vogue, 8 June 2025
The Pacers were shooting just 33% from the field as the Thunder were shooting a lights-out 55.6%.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
Halladay was lights-out the rest of the way, allowing only four more hits in finishing eight innings.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Now As Hackers Attack — Here’s How Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Monday, May 19
A lights-out Romano could soften the blow of losing Alvarado.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for lights-out
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“Lights-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lights-out. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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