as in avoided
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
just a ruse to shun the debt collectors
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Recent Examples of shunned
Before long, he is totally shunned from the scene that once adored him.
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Relations between China and Russia have deepened in recent years, particularly since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 left Moscow shunned on the global stage and heavily reliant on Beijing for trade due to Western sanctions.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Relations between China and Russia have deepened in recent years, particularly since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 left Moscow shunned on the global stage and heavily reliant on Beijing for trade due to Western sanctions.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
Another test found that those engaging with the arts at least once a week were at least a year younger biologically than those who shunned such activities.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 May 2026
People are entitled to their opinion and nobody should be shunned for it.
—Elizabeth Heckman, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
The bills do not require developers to build affordable, accessible housing on a statewide basis and the SSMMA says developers have long shunned certain communities in the south suburbs, in Chicago and historically Black and brown communities.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Its leaders have been working to rebuild relations with Arab and Western countries that had shunned Syria under former President Bashar Assad, who was ousted in December 2024 by rebels, who then installed a new government.
—Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
But after being shunned by head coach Thomas Frank, his confidence looks low, a state of mind that wasn’t helped by putting his penalty over the bar in Wales’ World Cup play-off shootout defeat by Bosnia & Herzegovina in March.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Relations between China and Russia have deepened in recent years, particularly since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 left Moscow shunned on the global stage and heavily reliant on Beijing for trade due to Western sanctions.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Relations between China and Russia have deepened in recent years, particularly since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 left Moscow shunned on the global stage and heavily reliant on Beijing for trade due to Western sanctions.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
Another test found that those engaging with the arts at least once a week were at least a year younger biologically than those who shunned such activities.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 May 2026
People are entitled to their opinion and nobody should be shunned for it.
—Elizabeth Heckman, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
The bills do not require developers to build affordable, accessible housing on a statewide basis and the SSMMA says developers have long shunned certain communities in the south suburbs, in Chicago and historically Black and brown communities.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Its leaders have been working to rebuild relations with Arab and Western countries that had shunned Syria under former President Bashar Assad, who was ousted in December 2024 by rebels, who then installed a new government.
—Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
But after being shunned by head coach Thomas Frank, his confidence looks low, a state of mind that wasn’t helped by putting his penalty over the bar in Wales’ World Cup play-off shootout defeat by Bosnia & Herzegovina in March.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunned
Verb
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Some issues could have been avoided by carefully reading MEDVi’s site.—
Nicole Hernandez,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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The Tigers avoided disaster, at least temporarily, by stranding three and allowing just one run in the inning.—
Jace Denison,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
Verb
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My muscles on fire with tension, sleep evaded me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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Aircraft purchases were among the promises that China evaded then.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Stray bits of hair escaped my ponytail and stung my eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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The injured duckling was treated at a veterinary clinic while the other ducklings escaped the area with the mother duck.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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“Shunned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunned. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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