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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as in avoiding
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 shunning
Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
How exactly did everyone start wearing baggy jeans as of late, shunning the skinny, body-hugging styles that once dominated tastemakers’ closets?
—Kristina Rutkowski, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
Trump has expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin but has not made good on threats to impose new sanctions on Russia for shunning peace negotiations.
—Jill Lawless, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
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
Verb
Central banks around the world — including the Federal Reserve — could soon become big buyers of bitcoin, after historically shunning the cryptocurrency, according to the Deutsche Bank Research Institute.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
How exactly did everyone start wearing baggy jeans as of late, shunning the skinny, body-hugging styles that once dominated tastemakers’ closets?
—Kristina Rutkowski, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
Trump has expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin but has not made good on threats to impose new sanctions on Russia for shunning peace negotiations.
—Jill Lawless, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunning
Noun
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Heartbreaking to hear her talk about needing an escape from her abusive husband.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Among the Trees and Hilltops After Nobu’s serene luxury, Acre Resort was a lush escape.—
Lisa Greissinger,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The cubs were taught essential survival skills—including hunting and avoiding humans—to get ready to be reintroduced to the wild.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The change also aligned with the WHO’s guidelines for naming diseases, which emphasize avoiding names that are offensive to cultural groups, or that negatively impact trade, tourism, or animal welfare.—
Dr. Nikki Romanik,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Other auto digital features include auto fit-to-screen and automatic obstacle avoidance.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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The film benefits from its avoidance of a too-tidy, sentimental outcome, even if some in the audience might be left craving one.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This year’s skillshare in Philadelphia is slated to offer a series of hourlong workshops, including a lesson on evading law enforcement and eluding capture.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Oct. 2025
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Jackson was apprehended a short time later and arrested for evading arrest or detention, police said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Eventually charged with two murders, Pulawa got 15 years for tax evasion in 1973, and he was released in 1984.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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The other experiments used a tax evasion game that incentivized participants to misreport their earnings to get a bigger payout.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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According to the police report, Gibson acknowledged that his dogs were responsible and admitted there had been ongoing issues with them escaping the property.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Some New Yorkers have complained that locking the passageways between train cars might prevent them from escaping to another part of the train during an emergency.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Shunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunning. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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