1
as in ignores
to dismiss as of little importance
an administration that was willing to shrug off the problem
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2
as in removes
to rid oneself of (a garment)
she shrugged off her coat and hung it up neatly
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Recent Examples of shrugs off
Trump, by contrast, shreds regular procedures, shrugs off the expertise needed to bring policies to life, and promotes administrative incompetence in order to eliminate any authority other than himself.
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Russell Muirhead, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
Health and sleep insights feel genuinely useful when planning recovery, and the titanium build shrugs off scrapes.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Russell Muirhead, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
Health and sleep insights feel genuinely useful when planning recovery, and the titanium build shrugs off scrapes.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrugs off
Verb
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The data analysis also ignores injuries and property destruction in non-fatal attacks as measures of political violence.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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But his mother constantly overshares, has no privacy filters on her accounts and ignores our requests to avoid posting our children’s names or our birthdays.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This shortcut removes the hassle of digging through menus and makes sharing directions effortless.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Exfoliation Post-Care Exfoliating your skin removes the dead skin cells from the surface, exposing new skin.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The organization purchases medical debt for pennies on the dollar and then forgives it, focusing on individuals with high debt-to-income ratios.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Arched glass doors lead out to a terrace that overlooks the pool down below.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
27 Sep. 2025
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The art deco–style building dates to the 1930s, and the property has seven acres of pretty landscaped gardens leading down to an infinity pool that overlooks the harbor.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
26 Sep. 2025
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The source explains that Meghan still has a level of mistrust towards the firm.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 Sep. 2025
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As Lee explains further, his team tested several mixtures before finding the right one.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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This year's installer icon is one of the ones that finally justifies years' worth of effort spent tracking and talking about the changes in macOS installer icons.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Throughout, in interviews with Costa, Malafaia justifies his political aspiration with Biblical parables.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Yet Carr continues to drop next-level passes over linebacker and defensive backs while seeing the entire field.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Patriots went 4-for-14 on third down and 1-for-3 in the red zone against the Raiders, and Maye had some issues with accuracy, firing passes over the heads of wide receiver DeMario Douglas and tight end Hunter Henry.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Shrugs off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrugs%20off. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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