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Recent Examples of shunt
That’s what happened with the Kona low, and an atmospheric river is now shunting that moisture and heat up to the Pacific Northwest, where some of it is diverging into the ridge and likely adding to the warmth.
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Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 20 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
Isabel’s partner is shunted off on an international trip leaving Isabel to her own devices.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
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.
—Michelle Kaufman, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
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Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 20 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
Isabel’s partner is shunted off on an international trip leaving Isabel to her own devices.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
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.
—Michelle Kaufman, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunt
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And switching to the right ceiling fan setting can make your room feel up to 4 degrees cooler and cut cooling costs by as much as 30%, according to some experts.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2026
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Yankuba Minteh, switched to the left wing after half-time, thrice ran past Miley only to dribble out of play or be cordoned off each time.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Sometimes it’s measured in lives redirected.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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By widening the lens, Clark is able to redirect the book’s gaze from the mother toward a quizzical, sometimes critical, but not unaffectionate portrait of two generations of political activism, with the attendant self-involvement and domestic negligence.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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They are expected to face an extradition hearing on Monday before being transferred back to North Carolina to face charges.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Chundi expressed concern about money being transferred from Resilience to the Westlaw account, after hearing some of the testimony.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Ever the optimist, Obama shifted out of his defensive posture.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Conversations can start light but shift quickly once something real needs to be said.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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There is still work to do; however, current congressional leadership has moved us in the right direction.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Before the vote, loud boos resounded as House Republicans arrived and moved through a crowd of protesters from the elevator to the House chamber.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The CosmicFlows catalogue, organized by astronomers in France and Hawaii, is a record of measurements of the 'peculiar' motions of galaxies, or rather, their motions that deviate from that expected by the continuous expansion of space.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 May 2026
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As part of its IDEM permit, BP is required to report any emissions that deviate from the standards in the Clean Air Act, according to the agency statement.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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China may be happy to deflect these frictions and gain goodwill with Trump by showing its recent diplomacy with Iran as part of a good-faith effort to help Washington end the war.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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The torsion balance rod, with smaller masses attached to it, did indeed deflect as predicted.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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Crisis was quickly averted before any photos were taken as the milliner reoriented his creation atop her head.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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Six bargaining sessions have included a federal mediator, who acts as a neutral third-party and is typically called in to help avert a strike.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Shunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunt. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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