Thesaurus results for SHUNTS

shunts

verb

present tense third-person singular of shunt

as in switches

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These regions, called domains, can interact as the device switches between states.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Relative harms vary significantly when talking about a current tobacco smoker who switches to an e-cigarette compared with a nonsmoker who starts vaping.

— Emma Fenske, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of switches

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Vision’s life flashes before his eyes within his mind-mansion’s screening room, but Ultron redirects him toward WandaVision footage of Billy and Tommy to make Vision want to survive.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Goddard’s diminution is part of a broader pivot at NASA as the White House redirects the space agency to put American astronauts on the moon by 2028.

— Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of redirects

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The Netflix series gently deviates from the source material at times, including swapping the book’s Lord Caterham for Lady Caterham, played by Helena Bonham Carter.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Her position deviates from her religion as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which publicly opposes the ballot measure.

— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of deviates

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Kaufman-Renn joins a KU big man group that includes returnee Paul Mbiya, transfers Christian Reeves and Keanu Dawes, and freshman Davion Adkins.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
Knowing that an acquisition transfers total control in these areas is imperative.

— Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of transfers

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As part of its process, the powered gimbal moves the image around in the general direction the projector's already facing, stopping the movement several times in the process before continuing, and adjusting the image size several times as well.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Flight testing moves forward L3Harris has reached the second phase of the Army’s Xtended Range Counter-sUAS Missile program.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of moves

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But multiple studies have shown the flu vaccine reduces the disease’s severity and averts hospitalizations and deaths.

— Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2026
At every save point, the game forces James to stare at his reflection, and after the story’s plot twist, James averts his eyes, unable to face his own guilt.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

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