1
as in to ignore
to dismiss as of little importance
an administration that was willing to shrug off the problem
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2
as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment)
she shrugged off her coat and hung it up neatly
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Recent Examples of shrug off
Oleander is very heat and drought tolerant and shrugs off poor soil.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
The big-budget spectacle, shrugged off bad reviews and a troubled production.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
This suggests that Amodei believed Anthropic had more leverage on the Pentagon than the Pentagon had on it — the CEO of a company founded just five years ago shrugging off a threat from the world’s most powerful and best-funded entity.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
The San Antonio Spurs shrugged off the absence of Victor Wembanyama.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
The big-budget spectacle, shrugged off bad reviews and a troubled production.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
This suggests that Amodei believed Anthropic had more leverage on the Pentagon than the Pentagon had on it — the CEO of a company founded just five years ago shrugging off a threat from the world’s most powerful and best-funded entity.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
The San Antonio Spurs shrugged off the absence of Victor Wembanyama.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrug off
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The federal judge in that case ruled that a jury could find that State Farm had acted in bad faith if the plaintiffs' lawyers demonstrated that the company ignored certain kinds of hail damage.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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In crush, puncture, and saw tests, the battery produced no smoke or flames – a safety profile that's hard to ignore.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 28,
New Atlas,
28 Apr. 2026
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On the Met steps, Osaka opened her dress and removed her headpiece for a grand reveal underneath.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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While the salt helps with debris and odor, soap and warm water help to remove more residue and bacteria.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
4 May 2026
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After losing a child far too young, a parent might be forgiven for turning away from the world, shrinking in their grief.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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The findings provide a backdrop to the city’s latest ask of voters to forgive roughly $2 million in small-business taxes.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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An Associated Press investigation into Rocha found several red flags overlooked along the way, including a warning that one longtime CIA operative received nearly two decades ago that Rocha was working as a double agent.—
JOSHUA GOODMAN,
Arkansas Online,
10 May 2026
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Mattresses While often overlooked, mattresses benefit from regular care to stay fresh.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
10 May 2026
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The longer Congress puts off reckoning with these problems, the more difficult the solutions will be.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Calculating and rageful, Salieri is immediately put off by Mozart’s confidence and rougish behavior.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Perhaps the aether did exist, but it could never be construed as being in motion by an observer on the Earth, because the aether itself was being dragged by objects traveling through space, such as the Earth, explaining why a null result was obtained.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 May 2026
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The impacts of these events still feel fresh, Serpi explains through a digital translator.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
Verb
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As the opening frame came to a close, Lopez fed a pass over to Watts in front of the Walpole net, and the senior buried a shot to provide Notre Dame a 3-2 advantage.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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The Hispanic Caucus’ PAC would continue to back their two preferred candidates who were passed over Monday by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, its chair said in a statement.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
4 May 2026
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Abraham Lincoln was wary of the doctrine, perceiving that any such notion of divine inevitability could be used to justify land grabs and war.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Dieck's use of deadly force was deemed justified by a critical response team, the 18th Judicial District Attorney, and an internal Aurora Police Department investigation.—
Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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“Shrug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrug%20off. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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