as in to pass over
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Recent Examples of tune out
Symptoms can include a desire to tune out for a spell, stick your head in an ice bucket, or find another way to numb the senses.
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Drop in, tune out, and revitalize—then head out to explore the lively delights of Santa Monica’s boardwalk.
—Tim Chester, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
In Fort Worth, Crockett urged her supporters to tune out the noise and vote.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
For Dasher, the decision to tune out wasn’t recent.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Drop in, tune out, and revitalize—then head out to explore the lively delights of Santa Monica’s boardwalk.
—Tim Chester, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
In Fort Worth, Crockett urged her supporters to tune out the noise and vote.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
For Dasher, the decision to tune out wasn’t recent.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tune out
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Decadent art, with its mannerism, also its enthusiasm for skulls, swords, strippers, and other Hot Topic motifs, is for some art historians an embarrassing cul-de-sac best passed over in favor of a narrative of formal progress leading inevitably to abstraction.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The rule offers a real pathway for films passed over by their own countries’ submission committees.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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Minnesota didn’t arrive at the arena with the requisite effort and execution necessary to compete with a 62-win team, and appropriately got its doors blown off.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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What could be a better way to blow off some grief than turning up the amps and howling out more Kimbrough deep cuts?—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
7 May 2026
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The federal judge in that case ruled that a jury could find that State Farm had acted in bad faith if the plaintiffs' lawyers demonstrated that the company ignored certain kinds of hail damage.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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In crush, puncture, and saw tests, the battery produced no smoke or flames – a safety profile that's hard to ignore.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 28,
New Atlas,
28 Apr. 2026
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Judge Jeanmarie Carroll, at times, instructed jurors to disregard portions of Adams’ testimony that went beyond the scope of the questions.—
Michael Casey,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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The story was told by media that took the league seriously when elsewhere it had been disregarded as a niche.—
Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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He’s further slighted after the Emperor commissions him to remake one of his old operas so audiences might remember the country’s past successes.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Deborah also slighted Kelly’s talk show.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tune%20out. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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