shrugged off

verb

past tense of shrug off
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 After the Dream's narrow 82-81 win, Reese shrugged off the controversy when asked about the wager. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 The economy has so far shrugged off the turmoil as AI demand powers electronics exports. — Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 July 2026 The French forward controlled Mathieu Choinière's long pass, shrugged off a defender and finished. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 The French forward controlled Mathieu Choinière’s long pass, shrugged off a defender and finished. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 But these predictions were often shrugged off as hypothetical or alarmist and failed to stir public or government action. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 22 July 2026 PayPal has been working with investment banks on takeover and activist defense for the last few months and had already shrugged off initial overtures from Stripe, Semafor reported earlier this year. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 15 July 2026 Clinicians and patients are much less likely to tolerate robot mistakes that might be shrugged off for consumer robotics, Bhushan said. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026 For the most part, however, the market shrugged off those arguments and the buying continued. — Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrugged off
  1. ignored
  2. removed
  3. overlooked
  4. put off
  5. explained
  6. passed over
  7. justified
Verb
  • Often ignored in discussions about drought, fire, and climate change in general, are the world’s oceans, which are warming just as the air is.
    — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Not to be ignored, the drink scene beyond the Belmont brewpubs is also thriving.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignored
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  • Griffin Jax was set to start for the Rays, but was removed hours before first pitch because of discomfort in his right elbow.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • When later editions were printed, most of the overt Nazi symbolism was quietly removed from the signatures.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of removed
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  • However, what's been largely overlooked is the scale of the partially eclipsed sunset across Europe and northwest Africa.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Critics Choice Association announced winners for its sixth annual Super Awards, honoring genre content often overlooked by mainstream shows.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of overlooked
Verb
  • Simply not responding is one way to avoid or put off having to deal with what may be an unwelcome request.
    — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Lower East Side handyman Raymond, meanwhile, was put off by the prices.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of put off
Verb
  • The logic, as Naga Chaitanya explained, was not about short-term returns.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Because the hive-minded beings communicate telepathically, re-recording mixer Larry Benjamin explained that the world often becomes unnaturally quiet, forcing the sound team to rethink where tension and comedy originate.
    — Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of explained
Verb
  • However, buyers often focus exclusively on iconic designers such as Eames, Wegner, or Saarinen, but so many great pieces are passed over because they aren’t branded or made by these recognizable names, Hirsch explains.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Craig will be inducted into the Hall on Saturday after being chosen from the seniors category after being passed over for years as higher profile 49ers players like Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and Young got the accolades.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of passed over
Verb
  • That's justified as Madden has been mostly an offensive game for years.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In Beloozerov’s case, a source familiar with the matter told CNN the agency deemed the use of deadly force justified.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of justified

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“Shrugged off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrugged%20off. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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