shunting

verb

present participle of shunt
as in shifting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunting
  1. shifting
  2. switching
  3. deviating
  4. deflecting
  5. diverting
  6. transferring
  7. redirecting
  8. moving
Verb
  • For such companies, shifting overseas may be the only way to stay in business.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • New technologies, shifting customer behavior and fast-moving targets mean that industry executives must both stay on their toes and stay abreast of the tools coming to market that will equip them to succeed in shopping’s next era.
    — Vogue Business, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of shifting
Verb
  • When every system touches every other, containment means switching the business off.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Its four beamforming mics deliver crystal-clear voice clarity during outdoor phone calls, while Google Fast Pair and Microsoft Swift Pair ensure effortless device switching.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of switching
Verb
  • Practicing deviating from our defaults, no matter how mundane, prepares us to deviate again, even in higher stakes contexts.
    — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The highly disguised initial view of the model undergoing final testing showed the luxury marque deviating away from its traditional upright boxy off-road SUVs into a new territory.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
Definition of deviating
Verb
  • The architects used building materials like bricks made of crushed sand and ash residue that have been found to be effective insulators, deflecting heat.
    — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • This gap, if unaddressed, sabotages growth by deflecting feedback, creating imbalanced traits, and causing behavioral drift under pressure, negatively impacting teams.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of deflecting
Verb
  • Beginning Thursday, the Fort Worth Fire Department has been diverting ambulances carrying patients with trauma, strokes and STEMI heart attacks to other hospitals, according to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Most of the townships were diverting those funds to the road district.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of diverting
Verb
  • He was rushed to Luton and Dunstable Hospital, where doctors restarted his heart before transferring him to the Royal Brompton Hospital in London for specialist care.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • These refillable travel atomizers solve all three problems by transferring your favorite scent into a slim, TSA-friendly bottle that barely takes up any room.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of transferring
Verb
  • International games further complicate this financial landscape, redirecting tax obligations.
    — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The turbulence pushes unwanted particles away from the coral’s surface while redirecting nutrients toward polyps’ mouths.
    — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of redirecting
Verb
  • When rolling, it is recommended to run the pasta through a pasta machine at the thickest setting first, then fold the pasta strip over itself into 3 thicknesses and repeat, before moving down a setting.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Though one of the youngest in the field, Bullock carried herself with veteranlike focus, moving through her routine with confidence.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of moving
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