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

During play, participants are constantly switching between jogging, sprinting and directional changes, which creates cardiovascular conditioning similar to structured interval training.

— Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
Norway largely focused on inswingers to the back post, but switched things up on occasion.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of switch

Verb

That same energy, when handled with skill, can be redirected toward insight, innovation, and stronger collaboration.

— Susan MacKenty Brady, Fortune, 14 July 2026
All of it is being caused by a massive heat dome centered near the Great Basin that is causing southern monsoonal moisture to be redirected toward the region.

— Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

Definition of redirect

Verb

Police forcibly transferred a prominent activist to a hospital in New Delhi on Saturday after his health deteriorated during a 20-day hunger strike tied to India’s Cockroach Janata Party movement for education reform.

— Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
The school felt he was obligated to honor that deal, which prompted a lawsuit in order that attempted to bar him from transferring.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of transfer

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De la Fuente wisely shifted to a more tiki-taka-esque focus with a stout defense moving forward and hoped that his wingers would get healthy as the tournament progressed.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Ossoff asks, shifting to allegations of corruption and incompetence.

— Bill Barrow, Fortune, 19 July 2026

Definition of shift

Verb

Subaru redesigns its midsize SUV without deviating from winning formula.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Her full-length works often feature people, especially women, holding their ground and deviating from societal expectations, which creates dissonance between their internal and external worlds.

— Sky Davis, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026

Definition of deviate

Verb

The ensuing chaos led to Abduvohid Nematov deflecting the ball into his own net.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Argentina finally re-took the lead for good in the 111th minute when Cristian Romero hit a glancing header that deflected off the arm of Cape Verde defender Diney Borges for an own goal.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

Definition of deflect

Verb

Understanding the gravity of a red flag warning and adhering to these precautions is paramount in averting wildfires during these perilous conditions.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Paramount already offered concessions to Bonta to avert a lawsuit, but Bonta and his counterparts clearly wanted more.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

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