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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
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
For decades, poor Americans and their children have been isolated from the excellence of U.S. medical care, shunted into a separate, sub-standard Medicaid system.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 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
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
For decades, poor Americans and their children have been isolated from the excellence of U.S. medical care, shunted into a separate, sub-standard Medicaid system.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunt
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At the end of that trial, the researchers re-randomized people taking both drugs to switch to either orforglipron or a placebo.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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However, Special Forces switched things up for season 4 and cast a few pairs that enter as families but competed individually.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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And since iPhone models available in the United States don’t precisely match those sold elsewhere, Apple can’t just redirect iPhones intended for different markets.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps the Red Sox will redirect Devers’ money to Bregman this winter.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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Washington’s deadlock has created a tectonic shift transferring power — and the locus for activity — back to the regions.—
Russell Hancock,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Wolverines were also planning to transfer $6.1 million less to the school overall this year, while initiating a series of budget cuts that could save $10 million year-over-year, according to the Detroit Free Press.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Here are a few ways to shift the conversation: Lead with insight, not infrastructure.—
Sean Nathaniel,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Having aired on Channel 4 for 30 years, produced out of Lime’s base near Liverpool, the show shifted last year to a digital-first strategy that sees eps air in full on YouTube.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Mederos had been more over the top, but the Angels moved his arm down about 10 degrees.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
14 Aug. 2025
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For neighboring Arizonans hoping to glimpse the site of the spacecraft soaring overhead, the moving schedule may have caused some confusion.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Smith is not deviating from the plan set by his predecessor.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Aug. 2025
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Jack Carr — co-creator of the Amazon Prime Video series and author of the books it’s based on — revealed that The Terminal List 2 will deviate from the plot of his second novel True Believer, a stark difference from the first season.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Putin will be trying to deflect any further U.S. implementation of secondary sanctions on Russian oil exports or banks, or seizure of frozen Russian assets.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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For much of her tenure, Lyles managed to deflect controversies without much lasting criticism attached to her reputation, said Brendan K. Maginnis, a Democrat in the mayoral race.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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Williams begins by claiming that there was a brief golden period when Americans might have joined together to avert the disaster of identity politics.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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To focus on banks allegedly turning away business for political reasons, or closing accounts similarly for reasons of politics, is for pundits, politicians and even presidents to avert their gaze from the real problem: regulators.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Shunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunt. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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