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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Sweeping, taking out the garbage or even washing your hair should be avoided.—
Amanda Cappelli,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2024
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Washington avoided the direct hit, leaving Orr to land on his back.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
Verb
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During his time in the White House, Ford started a program granting amnesty to some men who had evaded the draft during the Vietnam War in exchange for 24 months of public service.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
4 Jan. 2025
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Players gathered around the visitor’s dugout, where coach Jim Mora accepted the trophy, and took in the moment, embracing a feeling that has evaded the program for some time.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
28 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Oklahoma went into Knoxville and barely escaped with a win over Tennessee.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Stuffed for no gain, the Steelers turned the ball over on downs but still escaped with a win thanks to six Chris Boswell field goals.—
Mike DeFabo,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Shunned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunned. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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