shunts

verb

present tense third-person singular of shunt
as in switches

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunts
  1. switches
  2. redirects
  3. shifts
  4. deviates
  5. transfers
  6. deflects
  7. moves
  8. averts
Verb
  • Starting Tuesday, all this becomes Wall Street official when PSKY switches to SKYD on the ticker.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The broadcast then switches to what appears to be an MTV News update from Kurt Loder about search-and-rescue teams in Canada.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of switches
Verb
  • 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
  • By this time next year, Baltimore could have a brand-new system that redirects non-violent emergency calls to mental health professionals.
    — Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of redirects
Verb
  • Rarely anyone shifts the relationship to eventually sit down and ask attendees for their best gift.
    — Sherry Quam Taylor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The evolution of strategies can lead to stable populations, bistable populations (where the population flips between two stable strategies), or limit cycles, where the population shifts continuously among multiple strategies.
    — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of shifts
Verb
  • 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
  • But just like in the series’ preceding season, The Ed Gein Story, this one deviates from its titular character to pad itself out.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of deviates
Verb
  • Instead of striking the target with an explosive warhead, the laser transfers energy into the target’s surface.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • This project transfers a handwritten family recipe onto a ceramic pie plate using graphite paper and a glass paint marker.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of transfers
Verb
  • This imaging works by measuring how rock deflects the cosmic particles flying at these objects.
    — Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Ted deflects the questions, but the friendly encounter only seems to make Alice dig in.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of deflects
Verb
  • Riley was a direct inspiration on the record, and while the Bay Area composer did work with drones, his influence is more poignant here, in the way Schwendener breaks the melody down into pieces and moves them around.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Bits per second is commonly used in BCI research to quantify how quickly and accurately a user can select intended targets, rather than simply measuring how fast a cursor physically moves.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of moves
Verb
  • 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
  • The author's experience shows caution, though slower, averts problems, contrasting with industry's rapid deployments that often encounter issues.
    — Shannon McKeen, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of averts
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