Thesaurus results for SHUNT

shunt

verb

Definition of shunt

as in to switch

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Recent Examples of shunt Music zines often had the same format, columns from semi-famous punks, interviews with up-and-coming bands, record reviews, and, always shunted to the back, zine reviews. — Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026 That such a blunder might be shrugged off and even celebrated, rather than shamefully shunted away, struck Schuch as a very American notion. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 20 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 See All Example Sentences for shunt

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Verb

At one point, the singer switched to beige ballerina shoes to show off her moves against a pink ballet rail.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026
As another option, travelers who begin their journey wearing contacts can switch to glasses before sleeping or partway through the flight, Kattouf suggested.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of switch

Verb

The Bátan River used to flow through Santa María Acuexcomac but had dried up because of decades of water being extracted and redirected to the expanding state capital, Puebla de Zaragoza.

— Valeria Luongo, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
When the relationship ended two years later, Sarah redirected her energy to self-care, which had a remarkable effect.

— Georgia Casey, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of redirect

Verb

Its ownership can be transferred to a new customer when selling it on secondhand platforms such as Vinted and Vestiaire Collective or Spin’s own peer-to-peer resale hub.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
The council voted to transfer personnel and funds from four existing departments involved in homelessness response to the new department.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of transfer

Verb

Components can move from machining to assembly on the same day or the following day, enabling teams to test design changes on physical hardware sooner.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
However, the higher PPI is pointing to an economy that is gradually moving away from deflationary pressures even if the recovery remains uneven, said Hao Zhou, chief economist at Guotai Junan International Holdings.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of move

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Neon has been in communication the SCP Wiki team to ensure the film’s distribution does not deviate from their mission and licensing guidelines.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
The complication shows the moon phases for both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, with a 135-tooth driving wheel that drastically enhances accuracy, deviating by just one day every 122 years.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of deviate

Verb

Signaling a potential means to deflect a future get-out-the-vote blitz, Kay said that anyone affiliated with Los Angeles County was required to recuse themselves and physically leave the meeting room if in person or join a breakout room online.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
While Boeing callously deflects blame for their negligence, a family of one victim finds strength in gathering collective mourning.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of deflect

Verb

Jackson averted a suspension ahead of this season when authorities declined to file formal criminal charges after he was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
In Spaceship Earth, when a mission to avert an imminent global cataclysm goes awry, a small band of teenagers from Earth’s past and future must join forces to confront a threat as vast and mysterious as time itself.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

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