as in to pass over
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Recent Examples of tune out
That woman tuned out to be Barba, who police discovered in a car nearby an apartment where the drugs were meant to be stashed with a shoebox of fentanyl on the front passenger floor.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Fellow Reddit users are urging the woman to tune out the noise.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Audiences responded by growing weary of waiting for Warner Bros. to get its act together, and tuned out.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The executive urged employees to focus on their work and tune out Mr. Musk’s comments on X and other forums.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Fellow Reddit users are urging the woman to tune out the noise.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Audiences responded by growing weary of waiting for Warner Bros. to get its act together, and tuned out.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The executive urged employees to focus on their work and tune out Mr. Musk’s comments on X and other forums.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tune out
Verb
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The bombers executed a low pass over Osan Air Base before leaving the South Korean airspace.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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The mixed fragments pass over rotating screens that remove cardboard and paper, allowing heavier materials, including plastics, metals and glass, to continue along the sorting line.—
Alex Jordan,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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During World War II, the theater stayed open and became a haven for soldiers passing through the area who wanted to relax with a show or blow off steam by performing in one themselves.—
Kathryn Varn,
Axios,
3 Apr. 2025
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This game was tied at the half, then blown off its hinges by a 29-7 Bruins run in the third quarter.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Wallen briefly hugged the actress but seemed to ignore the rest of the cast and quickly walked past view of the camera.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 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.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The case has fueled concern among Democrats and legal scholars that President Trump is increasingly willing to disregard U.S. courts.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Critics argue that Garcia's deportation reflects a broader pattern of disregarding constitutional rights, sparking concerns over the erosion of legal protections in the country's justice system.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Known for unmercifully calling out machismo through her music, Paquita became a guiding light for many women who have been wronged or slighted by their partners, or a patriarchal world.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Each man feels insulted and slighted by the other; both have cause for resentment.—
Rachel Hadas,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tune%20out. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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