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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He’s also been lights-out in a relief role with five saves and a 0.47 ERA.
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Edwards and Randle have been a dynamic 1-2 scoring punch, but Minnesota wouldn’t be in this spot without lights-out two-way work from Jaden McDaniels and Naz Reid.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2025
The versatile big man was lights-out in his team's blowout win, shooting 7-for-13 from the floor, including 4-for-4 from outside.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Every April, Tylor Megill is lights-out through the month of April, but once the calendar turns to May, the right-hander turns into a different pitcher.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Edwards and Randle have been a dynamic 1-2 scoring punch, but Minnesota wouldn’t be in this spot without lights-out two-way work from Jaden McDaniels and Naz Reid.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2025
The versatile big man was lights-out in his team's blowout win, shooting 7-for-13 from the floor, including 4-for-4 from outside.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Every April, Tylor Megill is lights-out through the month of April, but once the calendar turns to May, the right-hander turns into a different pitcher.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
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“Lights-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lights-out. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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