Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunts
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Her attention now switches to the mixed team relay on Saturday.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026 -
If so, that trial will be rescheduled for sometime after Wallace switches to a different division of Denver District Court as part of a routine rotation.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Instead of relying on heavy, mechanically complex actuators like those found on fighters such as the F-35B or Russia’s Su-37, the new system reshapes and redirects engine exhaust using purely aerodynamic surfaces.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
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One hack for a small space in need of division is the Japanese noren—a room divider made from cloth that redirects the flow of a space by creating, in effect, a partition wall.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
5 Feb. 2026
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However, for Rose Reese’s return also shifts attention back toward Rose’s postseason outlook.—
D’Joumbarey Moreau,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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The team now shifts its focus to Sunday, when the Current will face the San Diego Wave at the Coachella Invitational.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Bernthal tells me that Guirgis’s take on Dog Day Afternoon deviates from the film in key ways, such as fleshing out some of the more minor characters, including the bank staff, and going deeper on Sonny and Sal’s dynamic.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2026
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The duo particularly split over the showrunner’s plan for season three which deviates from Martin’s source material in ways that Condal has suggested were pragmatic and necessary.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
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The facility works closely with Hoover Dam and transfers power to the Los Angeles basin, McMahill said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Feb. 2026
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The transfer shell game The problems compound when ICE transfers detainees without notice, a practice attorneys said is a kind of shell game designed to frustrate legal challenges.—
Ben Fenwick,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Feb. 2026
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In each case, economic performance risks becoming a rhetorical shield — one that deflects scrutiny from actions that undermine democratic norms and constitutional principles.—
Kenneth Zagacki,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Brobbey flicks the ball into the path of Diarra, who carries it into the vacated space, before his shot deflects off Axel Tuanzebe and gives Sunderland the lead.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The victory also moves the Horned Frogs closer to a regular season Big 12 title as TCU sits a full game ahead of West Virginia (22-6, 12-4) and Baylor (23-6, 12-4) in the league standings with just two games remaining.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Feb. 2026
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Maybe when the sun moves, the players will accept a cap.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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For now and unless Williams changes his mind again, the move averts a potential historic litigation where Washington planned to sue Williams over his plan to switch schools.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Corps project averts potential catastrophic flooding that could lay siege to about 475,000 residents, California and the nation, according to the government’s court documents.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Shunts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunts. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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