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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as in washout
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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut out
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While the sector has been excluded from the recent tariffs, levies could come in the future.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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School leaders believed other records that might have fulfilled the requests contained too much private information and were excluded from public record under student privacy laws.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
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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Comments Even when a blowout hotel isn’t in the budget, a fabulous night’s stay is within reach at these 15 properties, all of which come in at less than $300 a night.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
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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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 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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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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Measles, mumps, polio, chickenpox, pertussis, diphtheria, and many other illnesses have been almost eliminated entirely.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2025
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There has been staunch opposition from Republicans, who have introduced legislation of their own to water down or even eliminate home rule for the District of Columbia.—
Qasim Nauman,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 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 22 Apr. 2025.
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