as in to pass over
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Recent Examples of tune out
Flip the script Max Kettner, Chief Multi-Asset Strategist at HSBC, said investors need to tune out the geopolitical noise, and instead focus on earnings fundamentals.
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Michael Considine,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
Over his nearly seven-decade career on stage and screen, McKellen says he’s learned to tune out the noise of others’ opinions.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
Elsewhere in the interview, Washington shared that her kids — daughter Isabelle, 11, son Caleb, 9, and a stepdaughter, 20 — help her tune out and enjoy herself.
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Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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
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Michael Considine,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
Over his nearly seven-decade career on stage and screen, McKellen says he’s learned to tune out the noise of others’ opinions.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
Elsewhere in the interview, Washington shared that her kids — daughter Isabelle, 11, son Caleb, 9, and a stepdaughter, 20 — help her tune out and enjoy herself.
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Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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.
—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tune out
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Back in his coaching career, Cruyff was one of the first managers to be obsessed with the cut of the pitch — a trait that has passed over to his disciples, most notably the exacting Pep Guardiola.
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The Carpentersville and West Dundee areas were affected by the warning, which was set to also pass over Elgin, Hoffman Estates, Streamwood, Barrington, and Inverness.
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Filipczak’s guitar pick blew off the roof and Rose’s skirt caught the Seven Year Itch.
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Three title matches, King and Queen of the Ring finals matches and a (for now) blow off match to settle the biggest rivalry in the company set the stage for Summer Slam, a couple of months away still.
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Price is where almost every search starts, and the difference between countries is hard to ignore.
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By the time the sponsor wants to sell, the buyer sees what the sponsor ignored.
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The video showed a car disregarding a stop sign and a patrol officer speeding up to pull the vehicle over.
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The best thing to do is to just disregard it.
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Militia commanders were already feeling slighted by their British overlords, and London’s stranglehold on trade and manufacturing caused still more resentment.
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For each of the murders, the four men either lured or abducted and drove the victims to the Angeles National Forest after the victims slighted the gang in different ways, according to the Justice Department.
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tune%20out. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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