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In simple terms, that means less power for increasingly electricity-hungry tech and manufacturing sectors, and a growing population—meaning higher power bills for everyone, and possible shortfalls and brownouts.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 July 2025
And then there’s the megawatt of power required to drive this whole thing, which comes from huge banks of capacitors slung under the telescope to prevent a brownout on the summit every 30 seconds all night long.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2025
Headlines warn of possible brownouts and blackouts across Maryland, citing growing demand from data centers and surging industrial growth.
—Joanne Frederick, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
During past brownouts, including amid the Great Recession, the seven trucks saw their service calls more than triple, Olyer said.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 July 2025
And then there’s the megawatt of power required to drive this whole thing, which comes from huge banks of capacitors slung under the telescope to prevent a brownout on the summit every 30 seconds all night long.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2025
Headlines warn of possible brownouts and blackouts across Maryland, citing growing demand from data centers and surging industrial growth.
—Joanne Frederick, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
During past brownouts, including amid the Great Recession, the seven trucks saw their service calls more than triple, Olyer said.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brownout
Noun
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The attack prompted reports of blackouts in some parts of Kyiv.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Events once considered rare—like the 2003 Northeast blackout that hit 50 million people—are now seen as precursors of larger disruptions.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The digital deluxe edition advanced access for the game is also available at midnight, 48 hours prior to the release of the main game.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Colorado Springs club shooting A 22-year-old gunman entered an LGBTQ nightclub in November 2022 in Colorado Springs shortly before midnight and immediately opened fire, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others before patrons confronted and stopped him, police said.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Brownout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brownout. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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