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
David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
Brea Olinda 4, Esperanza 0: Nicholas Rodriguez pitched a shutout with six hits and one strikeout for Brea Olinda.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
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With Democrats shut out of power in Washington, the fate of Donald Trump’s sweeping plans was in the hands of congressional Republicans, and no one would have a more significant role than Thune in determining the outcome.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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Garrett Crochet agrees to a $170 million, 6-year deal with the Boston Red Sox
Photos: Chicago White Sox shut out Minnesota Twins 9-0
White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks have a new TV home.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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At the time of the injury Fitts had thrown five-plus shutout innings with two hits, one walk and five strikeouts.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
Brea Olinda 4, Esperanza 0: Nicholas Rodriguez pitched a shutout with six hits and one strikeout for Brea Olinda.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
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What To Know Dimon is proposing to both increase the size of the credit and remove restrictions tied to family status—a move that would open EITC access to many workers that are currently excluded.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Canada has also threatened to hit the U.S. with tariffs, though its imports along with Mexico’s were excluded from Trump’s announcement of tariffs last week.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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Unless there’s a true blowout team performance, chefs who did great dishes inevitably provide cover for chefs who whiffed it — or vice versa, since losing chefs can tank a team and make chefs who nailed it ineligible for the win.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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In a gritty, nervy, ultimately joyous blowout performance, the Magic routed the Atlanta Hawks 120-95 in a Play-In game, officially punching their ticket to the playoffs.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2025
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Cinema Saviours After years of the washout of the Covid years, the appearance of Oppenheimer and Barbie, appearing in cinemas at the same time gave us the much talked about ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon, with many people choosing to see both films on the same day.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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In fairness, Grier and McDaniel haven’t wasted much money on big-ticket washouts.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths annually in the U.S. Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach, California, banned the sale of most tobacco products beginning in 2021.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Certain artificial dyes used in the U.S. are banned or subject to warning labels in other countries.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Padres will hunt for the three-game sweep on Sunday afternoon.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2025
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In the Trinity League: Orange Lutheran 6, JSerra 0: Orange Lutheran completed a three-game sweep of JSerra with a combined shutout from Sam Principe and Caden Miller.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
11 Apr. 2025
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The season after raising the Cup finds the Cats 37-24 and on three-game win streak after Saturday’s 3-0 whitewash of Calgary on top of a 4-3 win over Edmonton in a Cup Final rematch.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
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The danger signals were already there from the warm-up whitewash in India just a few weeks ago where England were barely competitive.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Anything less would be another painful letdown after Messi and Miami were eliminated by Atlanta United in the opening round of last year’s MLS playoffs.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The other four teams that did it (2021-22 New Orleans Pelicans, 2010-11 Indiana Pacers, 2007-08 Atlanta Hawks and 2003-04 Boston Celtics) all were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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Natural disasters are increasing so much in frequency and intensity that even places once believed to be insulated from the worst of what’s to come—the cool, wet Pacific Northwest, for example—are experiencing greater effects from wildfire, storms, flooding, landslides and drought.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Proposition 36 went into effect in December after a landslide victory at the ballot box.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Shut out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20out. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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