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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
  • Battery systems can bridge that gap by shifting electricity from one part of the day to another.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Leadership initially believed medical utilization was the primary driver and was considering higher deductibles and shifting more of the increase to employees.
    — Jennifer Schaefer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of shifting
Verb
  • The problem is that restarting an aircraft factory after 11 years isn’t like switching a machine back on.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • These cortical cells make up only around one percent of the cortex’s inhibitory neurons, and switching them on in a mouse puts the animal to sleep.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of switching
Verb
  • But maybe a line between North and South Carolina, between Tennessee and Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi then deviating south to divide Louisiana and Arkansas.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The artisans stay true to the original colors and designs of the park — never deviating in 70 years.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of deviating
Verb
  • But his actions here — deflecting accountability, being vague yet defensive about his own politics — and his history with Kraft suggest his sympathies might not lie with the causes his opening acts stand for.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Such a response is contrary to my intent of deflecting attention away from the subject.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of deflecting
Verb
  • The incursions forced Chișinău International Airport to temporarily suspend arrivals and departures Tuesday, sending incoming flights into holding patterns or diverting them to neighboring countries, according to tracking data.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Clients are also experimenting with diverting excess data center heat to warm swimming pools in winter.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of diverting
Verb
  • Finance leaders should periodically compare the cost of transferring risk with the company’s ability to retain and finance portions of it.
    — Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Among these moves were Nico Paz joining Como, striker Gonzalo Garcia transferring to Fulham and Victor Munoz’s move to Liverpool from Osasuna, when Madrid owned 50 per cent of his rights.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of transferring
Verb
  • On Thursday, an older gentleman started at the sign with a green arrow redirecting patrons on the post-construction path.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 30 Aug. 2026
  • His trajectory shifts when a virtual quest screen appears before him, redirecting him toward life as an army cook.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of redirecting
Verb
  • Optical fiber, however, provides a practical path for moving information across long distances.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This book doesn’t use that idea too much, but moving from room to room like that is in there for sure.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of moving
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“Shunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunting. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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