1
as in ignored
to dismiss as of little importance
an administration that was willing to shrug off the problem
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2
as in removed
to rid oneself of (a garment)
she shrugged off her coat and hung it up neatly
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Recent Examples of shrugged off
Investors have largely shrugged off bouts of geopolitical brinkmanship, treating recent episodes, including the standoff over Greenland, as noise rather than a lasting risk.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Sitting beside him, Europe’s leaders shrugged off the importance of the US to European security.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
The chief executive of Ryanair on Wednesday dismissed Elon Musk’s idea of buying the budget airline and shrugged off insults from the billionaire, in a war of words that erupted over installing Starlink systems on aircraft.
—Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The Helix Nebula is composed of stellar material shrugged off by a dying star as its outer layers were blasted away and its core collapsed to form a dense stellar remnant called a white dwarf.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Bell shrugged off the suggestion at first but came around and began training for it with her coaches.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
Skyrocketing costs In the Times, New College President Richard Corcoran shrugged off $83,207 per student in operating expenses, almost four times the average of all other Florida state colleges and universities.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Oil markets largely shrugged off Maduro’s arrest, a sign traders don’t expect a flood of sanction-free barrels back on the market anytime soon.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Skyrocketing costs In the Times, New College President Richard Corcoran shrugged off $83,207 per student in operating expenses, almost four times the average of all other Florida state colleges and universities.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Sitting beside him, Europe’s leaders shrugged off the importance of the US to European security.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
The chief executive of Ryanair on Wednesday dismissed Elon Musk’s idea of buying the budget airline and shrugged off insults from the billionaire, in a war of words that erupted over installing Starlink systems on aircraft.
—Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The Helix Nebula is composed of stellar material shrugged off by a dying star as its outer layers were blasted away and its core collapsed to form a dense stellar remnant called a white dwarf.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Bell shrugged off the suggestion at first but came around and began training for it with her coaches.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
Skyrocketing costs In the Times, New College President Richard Corcoran shrugged off $83,207 per student in operating expenses, almost four times the average of all other Florida state colleges and universities.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Oil markets largely shrugged off Maduro’s arrest, a sign traders don’t expect a flood of sanction-free barrels back on the market anytime soon.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Skyrocketing costs In the Times, New College President Richard Corcoran shrugged off $83,207 per student in operating expenses, almost four times the average of all other Florida state colleges and universities.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrugged off
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Banfield's at-times tense testimony comes after his attorney scrutinized the county's investigation into the defendant, arguing that officials, almost since the beginning, forced a theory that the husband had catfished and killed his wife, and ignored evidence that undermined that conclusion.—
OLIVIA DIAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Their position ignored the Ukrainian perspective on the issue, thus excluding Ukrainians as the affected party from understanding and communicating current and historical narratives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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That lawsuit ended earlier this month after the immigrant detainee who filed the case agreed to be removed from the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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It was rapidly removed, but an image of the listing was grabbed ahead of that.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Investing in domestic mining is necessary but insufficient—recycling infrastructure offers a faster, less geopolitically fraught path to supply chain resilience that has historically been overlooked by previous administrations.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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So perhaps that’s why Wagler was overlooked.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2026
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With the new headquarters, Chan explained, Bonhams hope to widen their base of collectors through their larger exhibition space and programming around how to start or improve a collection across art, jewelry, antiquities, wine and other collectibles.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bryan Hoyos, the mill’s director of North American marketing, explained how HV100 utilizes variocut technology to create varying staples lengths of Tencel fiber.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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Viewers of Bridgerton are still likely, and rightfully, going to be put off by Benedict’s offer.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
30 Jan. 2026
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Leaving clean laundry in the dryer or hamper only puts off a chore until later, keeps clean clothes from its proper place, and also risks wrinkles or someone accidentally mistaking it for dirty laundry instead.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
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When one role means everything, the stakes become unbearably high — for the actor cast, for the actors passed over and for the audience watching yet another rare opportunity slip by.—
Gloria Calderon Kellett,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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But in 2022, was passed over, despite being one of the nation's top college players.—
Ren Clayton,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Schleicher, the Pretti family attorney, said Wednesday the earlier altercation in no way justified the shooting more than a week later.—
Michael Biesecker,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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After all, five years later, there is still a serious debate in this country about whether people who stormed the nation’s capital were justified.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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