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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Recent Examples of shut out
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Raiola had 364 passing yards and four touchdowns in the shutout win.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who saw his team shut out the A’s the previous two nights, turned to arguably the best reliever in baseball.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Verlander, having thrown six shutout innings, was in line for his fourth win of the season.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Raiola had 364 passing yards and four touchdowns in the shutout win.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
The Grizzlies won their first game of the season but have been shut out the last two weeks.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who saw his team shut out the A’s the previous two nights, turned to arguably the best reliever in baseball.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut out
Verb
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She is now stuck between not wanting to exclude someone and still hoping the evening stays true to its original purpose.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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All Canadian feature films in Official Selection — excluding first or second features — are considered for the award.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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New Mexico ran for 298 yards on the Bruins on Friday night in the Rose Bowl, after Utah ran for 286 yards in the Bruins’ home opener, a 43-10 blowout loss in Week 1.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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McDaniels only scored one win at Miami without Brady, a 2008 blowout with Matt Cassel at quarterback.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The storm also left people trapped in seven vehicles on nearby roads after overflowing creeks caused washouts, deputies said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Because of semaglutide's long washout period, treatment should also be stopped at least two months before a planned pregnancy.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed an executive order banning phones in her state, too.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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The deadline for the popular app to find a non-Chinese buyer or be banned in the United States is September 17, after Trump extended it for the third time.—
AFP,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The series appeared to be headed for a sweep in the acting categories when Britt Lower pulled an upset early in the ceremony by taking the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series over Matlock nominee Kathy Bates.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The mass arrest marks the largest sweep yet in the crackdown at US worksites.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Visit the whitewash beacon and adjacent lightkeeper’s house located at the Southern end of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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By the afternoon, the sun broke through, 4-to 6-foot surf giving the surfers plenty of opportunities, at times the whitewash so powerful water licked the bottom of the concrete pier.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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With widespread vaccination, which led to measles being declared eliminated from the US in 2000, SSPE has virtually disappeared in the US.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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Make a list, then systematically eliminate or replace each item.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bowers lost to Brown in a landslide in 2023, picking up less than a quarter of the vote in the heavily Democratic district.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Shut out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20out. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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