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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
shut . - noun Plural form of
shut .
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Examples
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Zelikovitz said he thinks the term shuts down dialogue.
Queen's Journal: Latest stories Gloria Er-Chua 2010
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Zelikovitz said he thinks the term shuts down dialogue.
Queen's Journal: Latest stories Gloria Er-Chua 2010
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Orissa Business and Career: Birla Tyres again shuts production in Orissa unit
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Apparently I get to the last stages and my brain shuts out the possibility of anything else until the book is done.
msagara: Progress report msagara 2009
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After that and the accident, Kevin shuts himself off from Scotty, throwing himself into his work as a pro bono lawyer.
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It almost seems like my brain shuts off the loudness factor when I raise a gun to harvest something.
Can You Hear Me Now? 2008
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We're off to Pontevedra tomorrow to visit my friend Xose during the Easter/Passover holidays, when Spain shuts down for all the elaborate processions and so on to take place ...
Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2007
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Linesmen: SummaryBack to topSabourin shuts out Canadiens in first start in 12 games, earning 2-0 win for Penguins
USATODAY.com 2007
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A psychologist I used to know told me that when put into a life threatening situation that the brain shuts off – except for the reptilian aspects which control the adrenalin and an instinct to either fight or flee.
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To learn what happened to Emmett, to see the pictures of his body, to think about the horror of his final hours ... the brain shuts down, the heart cannot bear it.
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