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blackout

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noun

black·​out ˈblak-ˌau̇t How to pronounce blackout (audio)
1
a
: a turning off of the stage lighting to separate scenes in a play or end a play or skit
also : a skit that ends with a blackout
b
: a period of darkness enforced as a precaution against air raids
c
: a period of darkness (as in a city) caused by a failure of electrical power
2
: a transient dulling or loss of vision, consciousness, or memory
an alcoholic blackout
3
a
: a wiping out : obliteration
b
: a blotting out by censorship : suppression
a news blackout
4
: a usually temporary loss of a radio signal
5
: the prohibition or restriction of the telecasting of a sports event
6
: a time during which a special commercial offer (as of tickets) is not valid
—usually used attributively
blackout dates

black out

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verb

blacked out; blacking out; blacks out

transitive verb

1
a
: blot out, erase
blacked out the event from his mind
b
: to suppress by censorship
black out the news
2
: to envelop in darkness
black out the stage
3
: to make inoperative (as by a power failure)
4
: to impose a blackout on
blacked out the local game

intransitive verb

1
: to become enveloped in darkness
2
: to undergo a temporary loss of vision, consciousness, or memory

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun the blackouts of World War II She keeps flashlights and candles handy in case of a blackout. He told his doctor he had been experiencing blackouts. Verb had spent most of her adulthood trying to black out memories of a wretched childhood with the delivery of the knockout punch, the screen blacks out, and in the next scene the boxer wakes up in the hospital
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Factories were supposed to receive power on Thursday, but low rainfall forced officials to extend the blackout. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2022 Blackout Stout, the famed imperial stout from Great Lakes Brewing Co. that marks the infamous 2003 blackout across a huge part of the United States, is set to be released next month. Marc Bona, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022 As of a half-hour into the blackout, SDG&E was still working to figure out what caused it. San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022 The fallout for the FSB has been difficult to ascertain amid the information blackout imposed on Russian media by Putin. Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 The fallout for the FSB has been difficult to ascertain amid the information blackout imposed on Russian media by Putin. Greg Miller And Catherine Belton, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2022 The kids in Uvalde, the teachers in Uvalde, the hundreds of Texas who died during the blackout last year, the Texans who died needlessly from Covid-19 because our governor chose to open bars too early in the pandemic. Lindsay Kornick, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022 The exact dates of the blackout are never disclosed, but given the new low in U.S.-China diplomatic relations following Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, Hollywood may feel the drought for longer than usual. Patrick Frater, Variety, 7 Aug. 2022 Bally Sports Ohio will stream the game locally as blackout rules apply. Joe Harrington, The Enquirer, 23 May 2022
Verb
But there was never enough oxygen to breathe normally, causing some people to black out and others, mainly older, to suffer hallucinations. Valerie Hopkins, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2022 They were supposed to be a game-changer that could be used to black out GPS, disrupt communications, and take over drones or deliberately crash them into the ground. Yulia Latynina, WSJ, 1 May 2022 Fans in the comments section have already begun trying their hand at the word game and shared their results — making sure to black out the answer — many of whom got the inaugural Weezle right on the first try. Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2022 There may be revisionist histories; and the darkness yet to come may black out the brightness visible now. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2022 The use of quick black in, then black out stop-action moments to show Penny and Fuzzy becoming friends feels forced, however, even if intended to speed things along. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2022 The technology frees parents from having to fuss at their kids about their TV viewing, going so far as to black out the screen when someone is too close. Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2022 On October 30, less than a week after the coup, the first of many Millions Marches were held, with reports of between two to four million people taking to the streets (accurate numbers are difficult to come by since the internet black out). Yassmin Abdel-magied, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2021 As for images and videos, make sure to black out parts that could be identifiable to you, such as street names and/or house numbers. Essence, 8 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of blackout was in 1824

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