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Recent Examples of tune out
Constantly chirping about what will eventually happen will soon fall on deaf ears and the fans will tune out, turned off by another disappointing season.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Nov. 2025
Some fans — though certainly not all — have started to tune out since the Sunflower Showdown defeat.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
His real specialty, The Mastermind suggests, is his ability to tune out everything but his own wants and needs.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
The veteran television writer Jenni Konner knows how to tune out bad press.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Nov. 2025
Some fans — though certainly not all — have started to tune out since the Sunflower Showdown defeat.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
His real specialty, The Mastermind suggests, is his ability to tune out everything but his own wants and needs.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
The veteran television writer Jenni Konner knows how to tune out bad press.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tune out
Verb
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Added on passes over 20 air yards in the regular season, leading the NFL.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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The more cool air that passes over the hot liquid, the faster the tea cools.—
Katie Landeck,
The Providence Journal,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Chicago Bulls needed to blow off some steam.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2026
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The barriers are intended to stop sand that otherwise would blow off the beach and onto adjacent streets, sidewalks and parking lots at Harbor Beach and The North Strand, creating a maintenance problem.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The closet is probably the easiest room to ignore when things get disorganized.—
Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Dell is finally good at something—but as her behavior becomes riskier and a shadowy troll threatens to expose her dark past, Dell must reckon with what her digital life ignores, and what real redemption means.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Reynolds and others also complained that commissioners disregarded previous wetland-restoration work that Kelly performed on the site.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Advising a homeowners association used to occasionally be very stressful, especially when directors would argue with me or a board would disregard my advice.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Did Probst feel slighted by all the backlash?—
David Canfield,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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The other opportunity provided by a coaching change is for players who might have felt slighted or not used properly to state their case to a new boss.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tune%20out. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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