as in to pass over
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Recent Examples of tune out
The music isn't too loud to tune out and the chairs are comfortable.
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Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Headphones and Bluetooth speakers got multiple recommendations as well, for the sake of distraction and tuning out hospital background noise.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 12 Aug. 2025
Employees feel disconnected when their voices aren’t reflected in decisions, while audiences tune out if a brand’s messaging misses the mark.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2025
But Wall Street barely flinched Monday, opting to tune out the Trump show and stay focused on the relatively cheerier programming on the horizon: a strong corporate earnings season beginning this week and signs that the economy is still in decent shape.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
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Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Headphones and Bluetooth speakers got multiple recommendations as well, for the sake of distraction and tuning out hospital background noise.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 12 Aug. 2025
Employees feel disconnected when their voices aren’t reflected in decisions, while audiences tune out if a brand’s messaging misses the mark.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2025
But Wall Street barely flinched Monday, opting to tune out the Trump show and stay focused on the relatively cheerier programming on the horizon: a strong corporate earnings season beginning this week and signs that the economy is still in decent shape.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tune out
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American soybean farmers who long relied on Chinese sales are now being passed over for exports from Brazil, Argentina and elsewhere.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Pumps are working, but the storm cell that just passed over the SE Valley dropped a bunch of rain here.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
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How much blood would come out of my head and neck when it was blown off.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The buckle straps keep the cover from blowing off, and there’s an adjustable cord to keep it extra secure.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Premier League football in the 2000s could be dramatic and explosive, but what the nostalgia for that era ignores is the number of dour, sterile games there were, many of them settled by a goal from a set piece.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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At some point, the truth becomes impossible to ignore.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
16 Oct. 2025
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Any naysaying about the $130 million-$140 million risk of Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed A CinemaScore Leonardo DiCaprio movie One Battle After Another underperforming can be disregarded, as Warners was able to afford that audacious auteur swing.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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Fujie also published a newsletter arguing that the encouraged phone limitation was not based on scientific evidence and disregarded the rights of children and young residents.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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Jones, again, slighted the punt coverage with a 61-yard return to the Carolina 14-yard line.—
Mike Kaye
September 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
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The former Michigan and San Diego State coach, simply put, has been slighted by the hall.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tune%20out. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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