as in to pass over
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Recent Examples of tune out
When a celebrity constantly reinvents themselves without a clear sense of purpose or authenticity, audiences start to tune out.
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Shutdown talk is nowhere on Wall Street, which gets less animated by local economy stories anyway and has also started to tune out Washington chaos — for better or worse.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Over time, team members tune out their words and begin to question the sincerity of their actions.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The music isn't too loud to tune out and the chairs are comfortable.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Shutdown talk is nowhere on Wall Street, which gets less animated by local economy stories anyway and has also started to tune out Washington chaos — for better or worse.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Over time, team members tune out their words and begin to question the sincerity of their actions.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The music isn't too loud to tune out and the chairs are comfortable.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tune out
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Democrats are also hoping to repeal cuts to health care programs that were put in place as part of the GOP spending and tax bill that passed over the summer.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
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That move sparked outrage from refugee advocacy groups, who argued that people from other nations in the midst of conflicts were being passed over.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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After blowing off its gaseous outer layers, its core contracts.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Nov. 2025
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Cash is king right now, Hsia said, and the AFJ is matching up to $1 million in donations that will go toward things such as new roofs for houses whose roofs were blown off and new furniture after many people's belongings were soaked through and ruined.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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The same is true of Guiteau’s eventual imprisonment and trial, which aren’t ignored but barely touch on the wackiness that actually ensued.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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There were extremely rich philosophical traditions in the non-Western world that your great books classes completely ignore.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Raine family’s lawyers will have to prove that OpenAI was aware of the risks posed by ChatGPT and disregarded them.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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This time, the environmental advocacy group contended that San Diego’s supplemental analysis of the visual impacts of taller buildings, prepared in advance of the 2022 ballot measure, disregarded other consequential environmental factors.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Prince Harry also reportedly informed the royal family of his events in advance, so there would be no reason for anyone to feel slighted by his announcement.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Nov. 2025
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The subtext to the litigation is Oakley’s personal grievance against Dolan, whom the ex-player has long criticized, in part for slighting him compared to other Knicks legends.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tune%20out. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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