Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunts
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The lens switches from distant to close subjects in a snap.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026 -
With the session ticking towards the two-hour mark, Mudryk switches to shots from outside the box.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The rupture comes when one of the younger siblings quietly redirects funds to support the pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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In that way, it could be seen as part of a broader rebranding strategy as the agency redirects away from vaccine efforts and toward a less contentious agenda on healthy food ahead of November’s midterm elections.—
Ali Swenson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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By nudging or priming people with these human-like cues, then that shifts us more into the warmth dimension.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The charter also shifts ACIP’s mission in subtle but important ways, according to Richard Hughes, the AAP’s attorney.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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Piker’s endorsement of Mills deviates from other progressives who have thrown their support behind Platner.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Apr. 2026
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But then the dream deviates, and takes me to the set of Gilligan’s Island, where Bob Denver, who originally played the part of Gilligan, has been replaced by a bearded intellectual who looks like Karl Marx combined with Cesar Romero, who played the Joker on the original Batman TV show.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Mar. 2026
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Its multi-link operation technology simultaneously transfers data across bands to crush latency, making 8K streaming and cloud gaming feel instantaneous.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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According to the European Space Agency, Delta V refers to a flight maneuver that transfers a spacecraft from one orbit to another.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Christian therapists now widely condemn this as spiritual gaslighting that deflects accountability and compounds trauma.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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But Herb deflects any praise that comes his way.—
Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Luna and other House conservatives have vowed to hold up legislation from passing the House until the Senate moves the SAVE America Act.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 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 18 Apr. 2026.
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