power down

British

verb

(tr, adverb) to shut down (a computer system) in a methodical way, concluding by switching the power off

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A survey by Polling Europe released in February found 25% of Europeans now view the U.S. as a friendly power, down from 61% two years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

In Sport mode, the threshold of torque differential between the front wheels goes up, helping put the power down when it’s called for.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

In the Republic of Ireland, there are 76,000 customers still without power, down from a peak of 768,000.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025

Generations of workers have used caffeine to rev up their brain cells when they really want to power down in the face of yet another round of spreadsheets, meetings and now Zoom calls.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2024

As scientists, Mom and Dad have a scientific solution: power down my phone at night.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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