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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Until recently, investors have shrugged off everything from the government shutdown to stretched valuations, buoyed by the AI boom and resilient consumer data.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Better-than-expected quarterly reports have led investors to largely shrug off the tariff threat, as the S&P 500 hovers near record highs.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
The company struggled to shrug off the impacts of a difficult coal market despite its intermodal growth, executives noted.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin has shrugged off the optics of the photos.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Better-than-expected quarterly reports have led investors to largely shrug off the tariff threat, as the S&P 500 hovers near record highs.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
The company struggled to shrug off the impacts of a difficult coal market despite its intermodal growth, executives noted.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin has shrugged off the optics of the photos.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Shrug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrug%20off. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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