Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunts
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Nakase switches it up The Valkyries desperately needed a spark after such a sluggish first half.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026 -
Over the summer, Lawrence, like other college cities, switches from the liveliness of young students to the day-to-day of residents who have made a life there.—
PJ Green
June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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Deadheading spent flowers redirects energy to new blooms, ensuring a second or even third flowering cycle.—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 2026
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If Muntadas’s work expands the spectacle of self-exploitation to its wider social implications, Lord’s chapter in Media Hostages, Future Language, redirects this attention to the uninterested spectators passing by the billboard on the road.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The plan also shifts $79 million in sales tax revenue from candy, soft drinks and grooming products — money that normally funds capital construction — into the operating budget.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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That also shifts Jonah Savaiinaea from left guard to right guard going into his second season.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2026
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Extra padding on the tongue and collar blow up the proportions of the silhouette, while a suede, mesh and leather upper deviates from the typical leather build.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
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That precedent deviates from the Fed major mandates and today is actually dangerous.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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Many of the Division I transfers who came in were underutilized at their previous schools and have thrived.—
Eric Olson,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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But there’s no legal mechanism to stop a migrant from being deported to a third country, which then transfers them home.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
26 May 2026
Verb
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My aunt is easily offended and deflects any criticism, while my dad avoids confrontation at any cost.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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Maxey tries to create an advantage but cannot, and Bridges, with those never-ending arms, deflects the bounce and gets the steal.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2026
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Al Weaver, a frequent British television actor, plays Leonard Finch, a curate who moves to Grantchester to assist James Norton’s vicar character Sidney Chambers.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
14 June 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 20 Jun. 2026.
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