tune out
verb
tuned out; tuning out; tunes out
: to become unresponsive to : ignore
: to dissociate oneself from what is happening or one's surroundings
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The souring headlines are impossible to miss, even for those who have treated his second term as something to tune out, avoid, or deny.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
Examples of the market tuning out the White House came on Friday, as several contradictory pieces of tariff news came and went, causing at most a short-term ripple for stocks.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
This sets off a vicious cycle: the more general and accusatory the language, the more likely the listener is to tune out, leaving the speaker feeling unheard and escalating future conflicts.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
There, Black poets of all stripes could tune out the world and instead fine-tune their craft.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
Examples of the market tuning out the White House came on Friday, as several contradictory pieces of tariff news came and went, causing at most a short-term ripple for stocks.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
This sets off a vicious cycle: the more general and accusatory the language, the more likely the listener is to tune out, leaving the speaker feeling unheard and escalating future conflicts.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
There, Black poets of all stripes could tune out the world and instead fine-tune their craft.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tune%20out. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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