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
Mike Winters, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
The fine followed three years of legal proceedings in which EU antitrust regulators argued Meta illegally shut out competitors by making Marketplace an automatic part of Facebook for users.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Thursday’s 30-save shutout against Vegas was a great reminder, but his overall numbers (.901 save percentage, 2.45 goals saved below expected) are still miles short of his ceiling.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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For context, that ratio is closer to 10 in big cities like Los Angeles or New York City, where many younger buyers have been shut out of the housing market.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
The fine followed three years of legal proceedings in which EU antitrust regulators argued Meta illegally shut out competitors by making Marketplace an automatic part of Facebook for users.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
He's already tied his shutout total from last season with two to round out to 62, placing him No. 18 overall on the all-time list and No. 1 among Americans, which he's been since surpassing Ryan Miller at 45 when still in Los Angeles back in 2017.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Thursday’s 30-save shutout against Vegas was a great reminder, but his overall numbers (.901 save percentage, 2.45 goals saved below expected) are still miles short of his ceiling.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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In December 2024, retail sales excluding motor vehicles and parts were up by a more modest 2.9% year on year.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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On Wednesday, new government inflation data showed core inflation — excluding food and energy prices — slowed in December, which helped prompt a stock market rally.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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After that early Heat surge, the Bucks promptly unleashed a 39-16 rampage and Miami never really recovered, ending on the wrong side of a blowout loss for the second time in a week, dropping below .500 (at 21-22) and finishing the night ninth in the East.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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With the Heat featured on TNT on Thursday night (albeit somewhat briefly, until their blowout loss to the Milwaukee Bucks was shifted to truTV), Barkley took advantage of the opportunity to again inject himself into the drama between Butler and Heat President Pat Riley.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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An east wind will maintain a higher risk of rip currents along the coast, but overall, the holiday period will not see a washout.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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On six of those instances, the games were postponed on back-to-back days, including a stretch of three consecutive days of washouts.—
Chris Kirschner,
The Athletic,
22 Nov. 2024
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The United States recently marked 70 years since the Brown v. Board of Education decision that banned segregation in public schools.—
Ayala Hendin,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Food and Drug Administration officially banned the additive Red No. 3, which gives food and drinks a bright, cherry-red color.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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That court loss led to a sweep of new bitcoin ETFs, which ultimately proved to be the most successful category launch in the history of such instruments.—
Brady Dale,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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Takeaways Flames: Completed a series sweep of the Hawks with a dominant performance.—
Jay Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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Darts finals have been won more handsomely — the sport’s all-time great Phil Taylor dished out three 7-0 whitewashes in his heyday — but not like this.—
Tim Spiers,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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India were largely written off ahead of the series, after that unprecedented home whitewash against New Zealand, and were shorthanded without a slew of veterans including captain Rohit Sharma.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
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That hearing is for Senate Bill 5, which would eliminate a unique provision of Colorado law.—
The Denver Post,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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Since a chastening defeat to Coco Gauff in Toronto in 2022, Sabalenka has completely remade her serve, eliminating the sprees of double faults that used to pepper her matches.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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About 40 miles south, Marianne Hunter dreads the rain because of an another ongoing disaster: the landslides on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The defending champs are once again landslide favorites to win the World Series.—
Jim Bowden,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Shut out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20out. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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