shrug off
verb
shrugged off; shrugging off; shrugs off
1
: to shake off
shrugging off sleep
2
: to brush aside : minimize
shrugs off the problem
3
: to remove (a garment) by wriggling out
Examples of shrug off in a Sentence
an administration that was willing to shrug off the problem
she shrugged off her coat and hung it up neatly
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Back in July, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins dismissed the possibility of amnesty for farmworkers — and shrugged off the idea that foreign workers are needed in the agriculture sector.
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Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
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—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
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—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
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Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
While the question has followed the speaker throughout the shutdown, Johnson has shrugged off the delay, denying that his decision is related to Grijalva's intent to become the 218 signature on a discharge petition forcing a vote to release the Department of Justice's full Jeffrey Epstein file.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
Slot shrugged off suggestions that this is the most difficult period he’s experienced as a manager.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Until recently, investors have shrugged off everything from the government shutdown to stretched valuations, buoyed by the AI boom and resilient consumer data.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Shrug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrug%20off. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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