funked

verb

past tense of funk
as in shunned

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  1. shunned
  2. ducked
  3. eschewed
  4. avoided
  5. dodged
  6. sidestepped
  7. shook
Verb
  • Traditional banks often shunned smaller companies, either charging extremely high rates to compensate for the risk or outright refusing to lend to them.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Those cards originated with Pinta, who launched a campaign in 2022 to send holiday cards to people in the LGBTQ+ community who’ve been shunned by their families.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of shunned
Verb
  • The last ducked behind a replica stagecoach on display inside.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Cody went for a Cody Cutter, but Punk ducked and Rhodes accidentally hit Charles Robinson.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of ducked
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  • YouTube has not eschewed AI entirely, but even its efforts to incorporate the technology into its app has been received poorly by users.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Devers, who finished with three hits, eschewed his power for small ball in the fifth, laying down a surprise bunt for a single, then hustling home on Susac’s sacrifice fly.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of eschewed
Verb
  • Rhodes attempted the Figure Four, but Punk avoided it and rolled up Rhodes for two.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In what was likely a wise move, studios avoided releasing any titles last weekend to not risk falling between the imposing openings for Christopher Nolan’s mythological epic and Brand New Day.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • Seth Rollins dodged a Roman Reigns spear and hit a stomp for a false finish.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The squirrel dodged two attempts from the grounds crew to smother it with a towel before finally being caught under a third towel.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of dodged
Verb
  • One Californian who may have already sidestepped that question?
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • This was no grilling, though, as the Italian set out his thoughts on the new job and sidestepped any tricky questions with the aid of a wide smile.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of sidestepped
Verb
  • Howard shook off a shooting slump to pour in a game-high 23 points on 5-of-9 shooting from three.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In Damascus, over the course of a single week in July, two bombings shook the city.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of shook
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