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Recent Examples of shunt
Suddenly, questions about the park’s opening are shunted aside in favor of whether or not anyone on the island can survive.
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Will Harris, EW.com, 27 June 2025
Those wealthy enough to pay $1,000 up front would have their protection claims heard; those unable to pay would be shunted back to face persecution and the problems that drove them from their home countries to begin with.
—Bill Frelick, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
This season is also being broadcast in Australia on Channel Seven, a free-to-air television network, as the ongoing World Test Championship final between Australia and South Africa is shunted behind an online streaming service.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
But too often, Fins told me, patients are shunted into long-term-care homes that cannot provide the attention and rehab that could uncover subtle signs of consciousness.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
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Will Harris, EW.com, 27 June 2025
Those wealthy enough to pay $1,000 up front would have their protection claims heard; those unable to pay would be shunted back to face persecution and the problems that drove them from their home countries to begin with.
—Bill Frelick, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
This season is also being broadcast in Australia on Channel Seven, a free-to-air television network, as the ongoing World Test Championship final between Australia and South Africa is shunted behind an online streaming service.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
But too often, Fins told me, patients are shunted into long-term-care homes that cannot provide the attention and rehab that could uncover subtle signs of consciousness.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunt
Verb
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The researchers found that those who had more fragmented sleep, time spent tossing and turning and switching positions in bed, at the start of the study had lower scores on all of the tests.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
23 Oct. 2025
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The thing about Ben and I switching from drums to guitar all night messed with my muscle memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trimming off the old, dead stalk encourages the plant to redirect water and nutrients to new growth, allowing the orchid to develop a new flower stalk within several months.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
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Later, if the user pastes normally, they could be redirected to phishing sites and have sensitive log-in information stolen, including MFA (multifactor authentication) codes.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Holt, who has six cases pending in federal court over civil rights violation claims, said as soon as he was transferred, the state began trying to get the cases dismissed as moot, citing his relocation to West Virginia.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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Statistics shared on their website shows that only approximately 2 million dogs were adopted last year, 554,000 were returned to their owner, 524,000 were transferred to other organizations, and 334,000 were euthanized.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The concern is now shifted to faster growth deceleration and potentially larger CPI headwinds.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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After the arrests, power shifted toward Daniel.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The buttery-soft fabric is lightweight and stretchy enough to move with you while still retaining its shape over time.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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On top of that responsibility and stress, he was frustrated with the Blazers’ losing and his role moving forward.—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Anomalies are things that deviate from what is normal and expected.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Etminan’s editing routine also deviated from his standard practice.—
Hugh Hart,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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He then flat-footed a pass that was deflected.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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On third-and-14, Mahomes’ next pass was deflected by a Raiders defender — yet somehow landed in the hands of Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 19-yard first down.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Oct. 2025
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Broadway musicians have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, averting the possibility of a strike.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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The government has also followed through on Vought’s earlier threat to fire a massive number of civil servants if the shutdown were not averted.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Shunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunt. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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