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

Customers were leaving, switching to Walmart’s spruced up stores and improved online delivery.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Ironically, the Cubs were looking to draft Crow-Armstrong, but switched instead to shortstop, Ed Howard.

— Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of switch

Verb

In recent years, the Army shifted more of its recruiting effort into large Democratic-leaning cities after traditional recruiting strongholds in the South, rural America and the suburbs could no longer produce enough qualified volunteers.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Citi also said some inventory supply was likely shifted from the second to the third quarter to capture the full benefit of a second round of average selling price hikes that took effect July 18.

— Lee Ying Shan,Sarah Min, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of shift

Verb

The animation is truly ugly, the characters moving at the framerate of a PowerPoint and looking less like the animals they’re supposed to be than weird hybrid troll creatures.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
Instead of dealing with rental cars or busy trailheads, travelers just want to step out their front door, lace up and move.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

The artisans stay true to the original colors and designs of the park — never deviating in 70 years.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
The 30-month research program known as Operation Blue Skies includes test periods this winter and next, when air traffic controllers will tell some flights to deviate up to 2,000 feet (610 meters) to avoid areas where contrails are likely to form.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of deviate

Verb

Calhoun, a defensive back, deflects a last-second two-point conversion pass with a fingertip and UM beats Nebraska, 31-30, for its first of five national championships.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
Kate Faasse equalized for the Dash in the 42nd minute after Kiki Van Zanten’s shot deflected off North Carolina goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of deflect

Verb

The first step in averting this spiral toward catastrophe is for both Beijing and Washington to bear in mind that these economic tools were not designed as weapons.

— GLORIA XIONG, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
But some experts believe a new strategy emerging from his administration could avert a more consequential defeat.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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