as in to pass over
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Recent Examples of tune out
If college sports seem more like the UFL or G League or some other league inferior to the major pro leagues, fans could tune out.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 June 2025
Many younger voters, on both left and right have tuned out.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Blending gliding grooves, wowing-and-fluttering synthesizers, and lyrics that elegantly pine for more, Stereolab’s music blisses out without tuning out.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
Employees will often tune out when content feels irrelevant or top-down.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 June 2025
Many younger voters, on both left and right have tuned out.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Blending gliding grooves, wowing-and-fluttering synthesizers, and lyrics that elegantly pine for more, Stereolab’s music blisses out without tuning out.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
Employees will often tune out when content feels irrelevant or top-down.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tune out
Verb
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After being passed over for Love Island in 2021, Martin had become disillusioned with reality dating shows.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
11 June 2025
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In an Espanyol team suited to playing direct football, Garcia thrived at switching up his distribution and hitting attacking players with lofted passes over the midfield.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
11 June 2025
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The images showed homes with roofs blown off or damaged and debris laying in yards and driveways.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
18 June 2025
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His son, Trey (Aubrey Joseph), is angry that his dad is blowing off promises to be more present.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
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If another catastrophe were to occur—especially one brought on by ignoring the essential stepping stone of the moon—the backlash could be far more severe.—
Avery Padraic Kerrigan,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2025
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The intent is to trick recipients into ignoring usual government advice as Iranian attacks continue.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Verb
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Yet the White House disregarded that Los Angeles’ mayor and California’s governor both objected to the deployment.—
Jeremy Pressman,
The Conversation,
15 June 2025
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Such statement disregards widespread war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Related article Gay rights icon Harvey Milk’s legacy slighted by decision to rename Navy ship Wald says that waiting to transition can create additional psychological distress for a child and can raise their risk of depression, suicidality, self-harm or substance misuse.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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Despite Meg’s efforts to connect, Ellen (Kyra Sedgwick) repeatedly slights her future daughter-in-law.—
Natalia Winkelman,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tune%20out. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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