shunted

verb

past tense of shunt
as in shifted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunted
  1. shifted
  2. transferred
  3. diverted
  4. deviated
  5. deflected
  6. switched
  7. redirected
  8. moved
Verb
  • The Dayton area has shed about half of its 90,000 factory jobs since 1990, according to federal data, after the North American Free Trade Agreement shifted many jobs to Mexico where auto parts could be made more cheaply.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, consumer priorities have shifted.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of shifted
Verb
  • Just minutes later, Meyer transferred $10,000 from a fund account containing only investor money to the Meyer Global Partners account.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • After recovering from physical injuries sustained in the TikTok Live, Hilton was transferred to an inpatient psychiatric facility, his brother-in-law reported on Hilton’s podcast in late August.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of transferred
Verb
  • The flight, carrying 182 people from Dubai to Tel Aviv, was diverted to Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia for an emergency landing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The aircraft that diverted to Saudi Arabia in Wednesday’s incident was a Flydubai 737 Max 8.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of diverted
Verb
  • The Bengals deviated from strategy this offseason and paid for a defense.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • McInerny saw a character who deviated from the usual ingenue.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of deviated
Verb
  • Delane also had a tackle for a 5-yard loss and deflected a pass.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Scalise deflected, pointing to Trump’s accessibility to the media and claimed that Joe Biden removed the press credentials from more than 400 news organizations.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of deflected
Verb
  • Others have switched to public transit, including intercity buses.
    — Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • But just a few weeks before the Fiesta Bowl, Petersen switched it up.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of switched
Verb
  • Optical switches work differently depending on the manufacturer, but generally, each switch contains a light beam that is redirected when the switch is depressed.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Regional traffic will be redirected to roads such as Southwest 10th Street, Powerline Road, Dixie Highway and Sample Road, and local traffic will be redirected along Military Trail and Northeast Third Avenue.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of redirected
Verb
  • Use artificial intelligence to identify people who have moved or changed names.
    — Mark Lewyn, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The season has moved beyond introductions, and Saturday offers another chance to learn which teams are built to stay in the postseason conversation.
    — Wilton Jackson, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of moved
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