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Recent Examples of shunt
The previous federal administration’s efforts to address this crisis have been shunted aside by the current administration, leaving a gap that the state of Maryland can help address.
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Michelle Kaufman, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
The warm and dry conditions in the West can be traced to a persistent bulge or ridge in the jet stream that has shunted storms and colder air to the north.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Crews were slashed as well, shrinking from over 600 naval personnel to around 170 civilian mariners after the Navy shunted the ships to the Military Sealift Command.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Truman had been shunted off to relatives and marked as an outsider from the beginning.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
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Michelle Kaufman, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
The warm and dry conditions in the West can be traced to a persistent bulge or ridge in the jet stream that has shunted storms and colder air to the north.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Crews were slashed as well, shrinking from over 600 naval personnel to around 170 civilian mariners after the Navy shunted the ships to the Military Sealift Command.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Truman had been shunted off to relatives and marked as an outsider from the beginning.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunt
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Maybe all three will play together, though that would require one of the wingers to switch to their off-hand side.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Whether that means renegotiating your current plan, switching strategies, seeking hardship relief or exploring more significant options like bankruptcy, there are multiple paths available depending on your circumstances.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Where artists like Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby pushed the instrument inventively into mostly instrumental jazz, Davis redirects it toward a more singer-songwriterly inwardness.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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Motown Records redirected American pop away from its white-centric rock ’n’ roll course, and Smokey Robinson was central to that era-defining mission.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Phillips, a starter after transferring from Tennessee State, impressed scouts with his physical play, tackling and run defense.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Tibbetts went to high school at Jefferson before transferring to a school in Sioux Falls as a junior.—
Annie Costabile,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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But with the Lightning taking back home-ice advantage with this win and the series shifting back to Tampa, where Cooper will have full control of the matchup, the task becomes that much more difficult for the Suzuki line.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Jackson Cryst delivered back-to-back aces to secure the set and extend the match, shifting the energy in the arena.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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And his favorite high school team, the Spartans, swept a two-game series from Sun Valley Poly with their own great pitching to move three games up in the Valley Mission League race with four to play.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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Hortiz acknowledged working the phones in order to add picks and/or move back in the draft order.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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The superstars’ set list didn’t deviate too far from their previous shows on the trek, but there were some surprises during the encore.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2026
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As of January, 27 states and the District of Columbia now deviate from federal guidelines for some or all childhood vaccines, according to KFF Health News.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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Jackson also accused Lewis George’s supporters of trying to deflect attention from the OCF investigation involving her campaign.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2026
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This motion is difficult to observe; hydrogen is practically invisible to X-rays, which in water molecules deflect only off the atoms of oxygen.—
Shalma Wegsman,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Apr. 2026
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The latest domino to fall is Spirit Airlines, which is on the brink of collapse with no good options to avert it.—
Elaine Parker,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Matt Duchene tied it for Dallas on a power play midway through the third period, seconds after his backcheck on Matt Boldy averted a short-handed goal that would've put Minnesota up by two.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Shunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunt. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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