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shunt

verb

Definition of shuntnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunt
  1. switch
  2. redirect
  3. transfer
  4. shift
  5. move
  6. deviate
  7. deflect
  8. avert
Verb
  • Having agreed to join Sunderland, Fofana switched to Palace after speaking with Sage.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Think of it like a car that can switch lanes automatically rather than being stuck in one lane forever.
    — Aylin Yener, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of switch
Verb
  • If someone dominates the conversation, redirect attention to what the group is trying to accomplish.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, El Palacio de Hierro in Mexico has redirected part of its open-to-buy to affordable luxury and entry price points to offset declines at the higher end.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of redirect
Verb
  • In the event of an incident, the current system requires a medical team to reach the driver after an incident, make an assessment and then transfer him to the medical center.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • So the little zip zip of the print head inside is actually heating up the dye ribbon in the cartridge and transferring over a layer of color at a time.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of transfer
Verb
  • As rehearsals move forward, Eisenberg repeats key scenes in the play and shoots them differently each time, his camera coming to represent Mona’s shifting perspective.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Sabra Gossett, a curator for the Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum, said the choice to shift to Florida for missile launches came after issues with one launch out of New Mexico.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of shift
Verb
  • The helicopter moves quickly away from the bus crash site and starts losing altitude.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Duarte’s writing features detailed prose and a moving storyline, encompassing grief, healing, and the losses borne by a Latinx family in the name of American patriotism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of move
Verb
  • McInerny saw a character who deviated from the usual ingenue.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • But maybe a line between North and South Carolina, between Tennessee and Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi then deviating south to divide Louisiana and Arkansas.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of deviate
Verb
  • This imaging works by measuring how rock deflects the cosmic particles flying at these objects.
    — Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Another time, Cashman deflected a Love pass that was intercepted by cornerback James Pierre.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of deflect
Verb
  • Alas, Kissinger may have been uncannily prescient about technology and its impact on global power, but his prescriptions on how to avert AI disaster haven’t aged well.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Pennsylvania officials announced the deaths last month, with Shapiro stressing that vaccinations could have averted the deaths.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of avert

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“Shunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunt. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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