as in to pass over
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Recent Examples of tune out
Rivers had already laid the foundation of a team that tuned out the noise and believed in its own process.
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Brian Sampson, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Great trips start with great gear: those products that help tune out the hustle and bustle, hold boredom at bay, make flights less stressful, and keep you refreshed and focused, no matter how many stops are in your itinerary.
—Miles Walls, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
A lot is being tuned out while a lot is being opened up.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Nielsen data shows that most of those viewers — likely fatigued or depressed about the election’s outcome — are tuning out news altogether.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Brian Sampson, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Great trips start with great gear: those products that help tune out the hustle and bustle, hold boredom at bay, make flights less stressful, and keep you refreshed and focused, no matter how many stops are in your itinerary.
—Miles Walls, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
A lot is being tuned out while a lot is being opened up.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Nielsen data shows that most of those viewers — likely fatigued or depressed about the election’s outcome — are tuning out news altogether.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tune out
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But of course, the company doesn’t actually pass over those earnings to shareholders directly.Michael Foster, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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But the erotic drama has polarized audiences and didn’t exactly light up the Christmas box office, either, and the 17-time SAG nominee was ultimately passed over this year.Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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So, three weeks earlier, when Mr. Koren watched a Hezbollah rocket blow off the steel door of the factory at Caviar Galilee, spraying shrapnel and igniting a truck, everyone returned to work the next morning.Jack Nicas, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Researchers have linked the dust that blows off the playa to the region’s abnormally high rates of childhood asthma.Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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The macOS users who ignore this warning do so at their own peril.Davey Winder, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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There was only one goal scored in a 1-0 win over the rival the Los Angeles Kings, and Draisaitl picked up just a secondary assist — the type of credit often almost disregarded as insignificant.Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Equip for Equality attorneys have seen time and time again how students with IEPs are failed by schools and administrations that flagrantly disregard the laws.Zena Naiditch, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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The deference being shown to the Big Ten and SEC conferences isn’t sitting well with some outsiders, who feel they are being slighted by the CFP selection committee.Kevin Dotson, CNN, 19 Nov. 2024
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But also, if a referee makes a controversial call against a fan, that fan's going to feel like they were slighted, just like the players do.Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tune%20out. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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