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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Butler shrugged off the email and its claims, telling Crooks it had been written by a former intern with an ax to grind.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 2025
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—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 July 2025
While stocks dropped on Friday, global markets had largely shrugged off Trump’s tariff threats this week.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
The news sent momentary jitters through equity markets, but stocks had shrugged off all uncertainty by midweek to march higher still.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 10 July 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 2025
Subscribers largely shrugged off Harry’s Polo, which logged paltry 500,000 views to rank #3436.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 July 2025
While stocks dropped on Friday, global markets had largely shrugged off Trump’s tariff threats this week.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
The news sent momentary jitters through equity markets, but stocks had shrugged off all uncertainty by midweek to march higher still.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 10 July 2025
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“Shrug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrug%20off. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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