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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The Buckeyes jumped out to a 34-0 lead before Oregon managed a late first-half score, and the defense was lights-out, holding the Ducks to minus-23 rushing yards.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Does Burrow have one more lights-out performance in him?
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
But here’s the truth: Time management and empathy (or any other set of soft skills for that matter) won’t deliver a lights-out interview performance.
—Pamela Skillings, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Evan Mobley made six three-point shots in the Cavs' authoritative victory over the Charlotte Hornets Saturday, including five in a lights-out first quarter.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Does Burrow have one more lights-out performance in him?
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
But here’s the truth: Time management and empathy (or any other set of soft skills for that matter) won’t deliver a lights-out interview performance.
—Pamela Skillings, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Evan Mobley made six three-point shots in the Cavs' authoritative victory over the Charlotte Hornets Saturday, including five in a lights-out first quarter.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Lights-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lights-out. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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