as in avoided
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
just a ruse to shun the debt collectors
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Recent Examples of shunned
Only one person in the area hasn’t shunned her, and that’s the local bar owner Ledger Ward, who becomes an important part of Kenna’s life.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Nuclear power is experiencing a resurgence after decades of being shunned.
—Emma Withrow, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
When challenged publicly, critics are belittled and shunned.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
In new research from its Investment Institute, BlackRock analysts recommend that bitcoin, long shunned by mainstream investors, should now account for 1% to 2% of such portfolios.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
All except three ruling party lawmakers shunned the impeachment vote last Saturday by refusing to vote, but the upcoming vote is expected to be a close call.
—Joohee Cho, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Our villains are growing more theatrical while our heroes are shunned.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 12 Dec. 2024
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
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Nuclear power is experiencing a resurgence after decades of being shunned.
—Emma Withrow, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
When challenged publicly, critics are belittled and shunned.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
In new research from its Investment Institute, BlackRock analysts recommend that bitcoin, long shunned by mainstream investors, should now account for 1% to 2% of such portfolios.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
All except three ruling party lawmakers shunned the impeachment vote last Saturday by refusing to vote, but the upcoming vote is expected to be a close call.
—Joohee Cho, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Our villains are growing more theatrical while our heroes are shunned.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 12 Dec. 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunned
Verb
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On social media, the department has avoided mentioning flu shots in posts about the flu, instead advising people to wash their hands and cover their coughs.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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The policy was explicitly kept quiet and officials have avoided putting it in writing.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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The marketing for the movie largely evaded the topic of domestic abuse and leaned heavily into the pic’s floral aesthetic given that Lively’s character Lily is a flower shop owner.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
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He’d been hit by a bullet that evaded his protective vest.Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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The fugitives escaped on foot, stole a series of cars, and had more gunfights over the next several days.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
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Some of the bank customers escaped and alerted the police and town citizens.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Shunned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunned. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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