as in to pass over
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Recent Examples of tune out
Embed Survivor Stories in Workplace Training Workshops and harassment policies often feel like checkbox exercises — detached, theoretical and easy to tune out.
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Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
Despite the mounting losses, there just hasn’t been any evidence that the Flyers are thinking ahead to late-April tee times or tuning out their head coach, as much as some of Tortorella’s detractors might like to believe.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
The souring headlines are impossible to miss, even for those who have treated his second term as something to tune out, avoid, or deny.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
Examples of the market tuning out the White House came on Friday, as several contradictory pieces of tariff news came and went, causing at most a short-term ripple for stocks.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
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Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
Despite the mounting losses, there just hasn’t been any evidence that the Flyers are thinking ahead to late-April tee times or tuning out their head coach, as much as some of Tortorella’s detractors might like to believe.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
The souring headlines are impossible to miss, even for those who have treated his second term as something to tune out, avoid, or deny.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
Examples of the market tuning out the White House came on Friday, as several contradictory pieces of tariff news came and went, causing at most a short-term ripple for stocks.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tune out
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Listen to this article The woman killed by an alligator on a Central Florida lake Tuesday was attacked after her canoe passed over the reptile in shallow water, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Wednesday.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 May 2025
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Multiple flights passed over the survivors but failed to spot them, local media reported.—
Marlon Sorto,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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After going into halftime tied with the Tatum-less Celtics, the Knicks had the doors blown off in the third quarter en route to a massive Boston win.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Watching pretty women getting their clothes blown off by a gun shapes how boys view the world and their place in it.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
9 May 2025
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Extract every valuable insight from feedback others would ignore.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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When Jackson walked off the pitch and down the tunnel, Chelsea’s head coach appeared deliberately to ignore him.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Watson Coleman said that ICE attempted to delay and dissuade the lawmakers from entering the facility and ultimately disregarded their authority.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Executive overreach and disregard for the jurisdiction, independence, and Orders of courts is red meat for populist leaders and their followers.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Was slighting the defense to improve the offense worth risking a miss on several top defensive prospects?—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2025
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Some in Buenos Aires felt slighted by Francis’ avoidance of Argentina.—
Almudena Calatrava and Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tune%20out. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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