funked

verb

Definition of funkednext
past tense of funk
as in shunned

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  1. shunned
  2. avoided
  3. dodged
  4. sidestepped
  5. shook
Verb
  • Having lost its mother during a traumatic birth, the cow Lucy had to be bottle-fed and was shunned by the herd.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Once shunned at the G20 summit in 2014 after his annexation of the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea from Ukraine and his stoking of separatism in Ukraine’s Donbas region, Putin was the man to speak to a year later.
    Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of shunned
Verb
  • Yoon Impeachment Attempt Yoon narrowly avoided impeachment on Saturday after most lawmakers from the ruling party boycotted the floor vote in the National Assembly.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Initially, that Bogie and Bacall parentage was something their son avoided.
    Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • Whiskey suffered injuries, Pluto dodged harm and a third dog was killed.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Yet, the exemption continues, with MLB having recently dodged a potential Supreme Court review by settling a lawsuit brought by minor league clubs who lost their MLB affiliations.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of dodged
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  • Vice President Kamala Harris hardly ever addressed the issue during her campaign and sidestepped questions about her past positions trans inclusion in various interviews.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Still, the board has historically sidestepped hot-button political issues and maintained its low-key politicking.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of sidestepped
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  • The quarterback shook off a left leg injury late in the second quarter to throw for 213 yards and one touchdown on 21-of-30 passing.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The air was filled with the shrieks of men in agony, the crackle of machine gun fire, and the thunderous explosions that shook the ground.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of shook
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“Funked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funked. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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