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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Bachmeier went through spring ball at Stanford, but transferred to BYU, along with his brother Tiger, after the firing of Cardinal coach Troy Taylor.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The improvements in that technology transferred to the health industry, enabling smaller, less expensive infrared devices for a number of medical applications such as handheld ear thermometers used at home and sophisticated instruments used to detect cancers.—
Michele Raphael,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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Sanborn switched methods for K3, a 337-character ciphertext.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
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On July 11, 2022, Shah switched her original plea of not guilty to guilty, taking responsibility for the fraud and money laundering charges.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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While lawmakers hope to build a new prison, Evers' plan calls for changes to other facilities to house those incarcerated who would have to be moved if Green Bay closes.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The discovery of the solar cycle now moved Carrington to undertake a rigorous study of sunspots that soon earned him a reputation as Britain’s premier solar observer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Shunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunted. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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