Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunted
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While Europe remains an anchor, the center of gravity has shifted east—and increasingly, south.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025 -
And though Barfield Brown has shifted from collaborator to founder, her philosophy remains the same.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Ra Shaya Kyle, a 6-6 center, transferred to Miami from the University of Florida.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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The announcement said the bodies would be transferred to Israel, where they will be honored in a military ceremony led by the Chief Military Rabbi.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Following the crash, the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office announced on Facebook that the westbound lane of I-10 near the 534-mile marker was closed and that traffic was being diverted.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The flight was diverted to Boston Logan International Airport, and Usiripalli was taken into custody.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Etminan’s editing routine also deviated from his standard practice.—
Hugh Hart,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker deviated from the usual recitation of facts at this year’s State of the City address and instead chose to highlight the stories of individual residents.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But the loose puck in the crease deflected off the knee pad of a Jets defender and in.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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In his first comments since, Barmore, who declined to speak after the game, deflected Wednesday when asked what led to his apparent benching.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Later, if the user pastes normally, they could be redirected to phishing sites and have sensitive log-in information stolen, including MFA (multifactor authentication) codes.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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In March 2023, Phillip signed with the Las Vegas Raiders, then he was redirected to the Denver Broncos before the season started.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After the first two films, the series switched hands to seasoned parody veterans David Zucker and Pat Proft before flaming out with the fifth entry in 2013.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Many of them switched their choice after seeing the new information.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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On an 0-2 pitch, Roberts moved the infield back to double play depth.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The depth chart got even thinner when Jaishawn Barham, who moved back to inside linebacker after playing on the edge in recent weeks, left the game in the first quarter with an injury.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Shunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunted. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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