shunning 1 of 2

as in escape
the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable this shunning of your financial responsibilities cannot continue indefinitely

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shunning

2 of 2

verb

present participle of shun

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Recent Examples of shunning
Verb
Codesphere is breaking the technological bottleneck and shunning hyperscalers with its unique platform. Jason Phillips, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025 This stand-alone status in shunning the former likely explains why America’s federal spending stands at least 10 percentage points lower as a share of GDP than the lions of Europe. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025 Winkelmann, an industry veteran, opened up about the tariff impact on Lamborghini sales, why the auto community is shunning EVs and how the brand is staying authentic to customers. Morgan Korn, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2025 Is Remaking Hollywood's Money Model By Maggie McGrath The first Black woman to direct a $100 million-grossing film is shunning the studios and their rules—and turning to philanthropists like Melinda French Gates. Matt Craig, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 Image More broadly, water experts said that shunning tap water undermined trust in the public water system, which could have dangerous consequences. Jill Schweber, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024 Moreover, cats were more likely to ignore dogs than vice versa, with 42 percent of felines ignoring canines, and 28 percent of dogs shunning cats. Maria Azzurra Volpe, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 Knightley said, before imitating her daughter shunning her from the dance floor at the disco. Latoya Gayle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024 The fund's strategy borrows from ESG funds that have been the target of conservatives for shunning investments in the oil and gas industry. Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunning
Noun
  • Trapped with no chance of rescue, Jessie starts to lose her mind—eventually finding an escape.
    James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Mark Hetfield, president of the refugee resettlement group HIAS, defended the existing global agreements as ensuring people would never be subject to persecution without an escape route.
    Ted Hesson, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This was a logical progression in the war, as well as a response to the contradictions at the heart of an American policy that sought to assist Ukraine while avoiding direct confrontation with Russia.
    Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This means not just avoiding harm, but also actively promoting health and well-being preventively.
    Kristen Moon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When curiosity replaces avoidance, workplace innovation becomes the natural outcome.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Zoox combines the state of the art in perception, prediction, planning, and crash avoidance technology.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Villa have enjoyed a successful style, evading risk and playing with precision.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Thomas Phillips and his children – believed to be ages 9, 10 and 12 – had been evading police in a remote part of the country’s North Island since December 2021, triggering a manhunt that gripped the nation.
    Todd Symons, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fare evasion could result in a $50 citation and a Class 3 misdemeanor charge, according to CATS spokesperson Brett Baldeck.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
  • That may sound like a small thing, but fare evasion is linked to crime on public transit.
    Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In that film, Redford plays Forrest Tucker, a real-life career criminal known for escaping from prison several times and for committing a string of audacious bank robberies well into his later years.
    Hannah Parry Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Earth saw a strong geomagnetic storm Sunday night, NOAA reported, reaching a G3 (on a scale of 5) due to the impact of solar winds escaping from a cooler, dense region of the Sun.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Shunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunning. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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