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 music isn't too loud to tune out and the chairs are comfortable.
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Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Headphones and Bluetooth speakers got multiple recommendations as well, for the sake of distraction and tuning out hospital background noise.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 12 Aug. 2025
The public seems so tuned-in to roster construction and ready to tune out for the games.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
But Wall Street barely flinched Monday, opting to tune out the Trump show and stay focused on the relatively cheerier programming on the horizon: a strong corporate earnings season beginning this week and signs that the economy is still in decent shape.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
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Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Headphones and Bluetooth speakers got multiple recommendations as well, for the sake of distraction and tuning out hospital background noise.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 12 Aug. 2025
The public seems so tuned-in to roster construction and ready to tune out for the games.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
But Wall Street barely flinched Monday, opting to tune out the Trump show and stay focused on the relatively cheerier programming on the horizon: a strong corporate earnings season beginning this week and signs that the economy is still in decent shape.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tune%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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