shrug off
verb
shrugged off; shrugging off; shrugs off
1
: to shake off
shrugging off sleep
2
: to brush aside : minimize
shrugs off the problem
3
: to remove (a garment) by wriggling out
Synonyms
Examples of shrug off in a Sentence
an administration that was willing to shrug off the problem
she shrugged off her coat and hung it up neatly
Recent Examples on the Web
People who watched a person respond empathically to the blast videos were likely to follow suit, whereas those who watched another person shrug off the videos acted equally blasé.
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Elizabeth Svoboda, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Two weeks ago the Muslim Legal Fund of America shrugged off the warning, saying the letter amounted to a fruitless attempt to force the Rhode Island school to comply with laws outside its jurisdiction.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
On Wednesday, the day after the debate, Trump shrugged off Swift’s endorsement of Harris in an interview on the Fox News show Fox & Friends.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 15 Sep. 2024
The more mixed picture for European stocks today comes after regional markets closed higher on Monday, shrugging off last week’s negative sentiment.
—Karen Gilchrist,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024
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Elizabeth Svoboda, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Two weeks ago the Muslim Legal Fund of America shrugged off the warning, saying the letter amounted to a fruitless attempt to force the Rhode Island school to comply with laws outside its jurisdiction.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
On Wednesday, the day after the debate, Trump shrugged off Swift’s endorsement of Harris in an interview on the Fox News show Fox & Friends.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 15 Sep. 2024
The more mixed picture for European stocks today comes after regional markets closed higher on Monday, shrugging off last week’s negative sentiment.
—Karen Gilchrist,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Shrug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrug%20off. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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