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Recent Examples of shunt
That such a blunder might be shrugged off and even celebrated, rather than shamefully shunted away, struck Schuch as a very American notion.
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Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
One scene found the toys dealing with being shunted aside by their owner Bonnie (Scarlett Spears), in favor of Lilypad (Greta Lee), a tablet designed in the face of a frog that allows its owner to build chat groups and play interactive games with friends for hours and hours.
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Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
The clams shunt sulfur- and oxygen-rich water to bacteria that live inside the clams’ gills.
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David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
An injury crisis led to him featuring regularly from that point onwards, and he was shunted across the defence depending on which other players were available.
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Jay Harris,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
One scene found the toys dealing with being shunted aside by their owner Bonnie (Scarlett Spears), in favor of Lilypad (Greta Lee), a tablet designed in the face of a frog that allows its owner to build chat groups and play interactive games with friends for hours and hours.
—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
The clams shunt sulfur- and oxygen-rich water to bacteria that live inside the clams’ gills.
—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
An injury crisis led to him featuring regularly from that point onwards, and he was shunted across the defence depending on which other players were available.
—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunt
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Sadeq and other officials decided to switch the Ashura procession to Beirut.
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Yet the decisions by power brokers to bring back the turf after switching to grass at the seven World Cup venues – including AT&T Stadium, Gillette Stadium, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Lumen Field, SoFi Stadium and NRG Stadium – sure looks a lot like a slap in the face to NFL players.
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Firefighters got out of the rig and then redirected it around the Waymo as cars stopped nearby moved to allow the firetruck to pass.
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Domestication redirected this innate wiring; dogs now view their human household as their essential group.
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Junior Kris Carranza has transferred from Sierra Canyon to Agoura and is a top candidate to start.
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But instead of facing a criminal-court judge he was transferred to ICE custody and has remained there ever since.
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At this World Cup, Team Melli has been subjected to shifting travel restrictions and uncertainty unlike the other 47 teams, spending the tournament commuting between Southern California and its base in Tijuana.
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Quiet environments act as a physiological brake, allowing the body to shift into a restorative mode.
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The pair moved to the parking lot, where several others became involved.
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The Eastern Pacific remains a key corridor for narcotics trafficking, with criminal organizations frequently using small vessels to move drugs toward North America.
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The final point is that markets often deviate from rewarding the long-term drivers of stock performance, like valuation and quality, which makes sticking with a winning formula very difficult.
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The one state that deviated from this was Kentucky, which chose red velvet as its favorite cake.
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Crépeau's block deflected the ball back to Breel Embolo, who took a second shot.
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The younger Carricarte, much like his father, deflected praise and shined credit on others.
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Understanding the gravity of a red flag warning and adhering to these precautions is paramount in averting wildfires during these perilous conditions.
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This work, backed by The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, aims to elevate early childhood development to a global priority, emphasizing that preventing the loss of vital connections in youth can avert the need for healing later in life.
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“Shunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunt. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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