tune out
verb
tuned out; tuning out; tunes out
: to become unresponsive to : ignore
: to dissociate oneself from what is happening or one's surroundings
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But make every single show, from The Acolyte to True Detective: Night Country a piece of political propaganda, where a narrow political worldview somehow supersedes the very fundamentals of what makes great entertainment or art, and people will tune out.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
Constituencies who had tuned out of the campaign are tuning back in.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2024
The Ambient Aware feature is also a great add-on for runners, who may want to listen to their tunes without totally tuning out the world around them.
—Emily Abbate, SELF, 14 Oct. 2024
Lennon had, quite literally, tuned out of the pop music scene, shunning Top 40 radio in favor of easy listening or classical stations.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
Constituencies who had tuned out of the campaign are tuning back in.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2024
The Ambient Aware feature is also a great add-on for runners, who may want to listen to their tunes without totally tuning out the world around them.
—Emily Abbate, SELF, 14 Oct. 2024
Lennon had, quite literally, tuned out of the pop music scene, shunning Top 40 radio in favor of easy listening or classical stations.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tune%20out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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