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
  • Researchers first switched out three of the pairings, then the other three, before eventually changing all six.
    — Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Only the Houston Astros eventually switched leagues, going from the NL to the AL in another inane MLB decision.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of switch
Verb
  • Mindfulness or an absorbing activity can redirect attention from repetitive thoughts to the present.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • To cover the cost increases out of pocket, trucking firms have drawn down savings, redirected spending away from maintenance, or halted purchases of fuel-efficient trucks.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of redirect
Verb
  • The 56-year-old was transferred on Friday from FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey to FCI Allenwood, a low-security prison in Pennsylvania, a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson confirmed with The Times.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Through its Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) programme, the service aims to develop modular systems that can be transferred between different military vehicles to expand air defense capabilities beyond specialized units.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of transfer
Verb
  • They are discovered well beyond the bounds of the strategic map, where the winds shift, the old answers sink, and the pilot must find the way by dead reckoning.
    — Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The autumn sun is drifting southward and the angle of shadows is shifting.
    — Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of shift
Verb
  • The next president may well also have more power to purchase equity stakes; legislation moving through the Senate would give the Pentagon explicit legal authority to do so.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is moving forward with a $4 million investment to run an ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton’s estranged mother after the video received fierce backlash.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of move
Verb
  • But in Central Asia, far from the empire’s center, local artists sometimes used the mosaics to deviate from the official agenda.
    — Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But over time, due to a variety of systems issues with obtaining certain medications, the lethal injection protocol has deviated from the standard devised by Chapman.
    — M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of deviate
Verb
  • Concha said Flanagan was deflecting responsibility despite serving as lieutenant governor.
    — Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Users can stow it in their pockets, then open it up and watch a movie on its matte, light-deflecting surface.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of deflect
Verb
  • Digger, joined by his earnest and exasperated head of environmental safety and security, Nirav Ganesh (Riz Ahmed), heads to Europe to try to avert an unprecedented environmental disaster.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Jackson averted a suspension ahead of this season when authorities declined to file formal criminal charges after he was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of avert

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“Shunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunt. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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