tune out

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Recent Examples of tune out The music isn't too loud to tune out and the chairs are comfortable. Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Headphones and Bluetooth speakers got multiple recommendations as well, for the sake of distraction and tuning out hospital background noise. Sara Coughlin, SELF, 12 Aug. 2025 Employees feel disconnected when their voices aren’t reflected in decisions, while audiences tune out if a brand’s messaging misses the mark. Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2025 But Wall Street barely flinched Monday, opting to tune out the Trump show and stay focused on the relatively cheerier programming on the horizon: a strong corporate earnings season beginning this week and signs that the economy is still in decent shape. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 15 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for tune out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tune out
Verb
  • Democrats are also hoping to repeal cuts to health care programs that were put in place as part of the GOP spending and tax bill that passed over the summer.
    The NPR Network, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Often, my opinions or feedback would be passed over in favor of other directions that the team wanted to steer the ship in.
    Blake Simons, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The buckle straps keep the cover from blowing off, and there’s an adjustable cord to keep it extra secure.
    Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Grant had half a sack but was blown off the ball on multiple running plays Sunday.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Prizegivers have also in the past been accused of being snobbish, of having an anti-American bias and of ignoring some of the giants of literature, including Russia's Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, France's Emile Zola and Ireland's James Joyce.
    Simon Johnson, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Hoping the broadcasts ignore that will always be a fruitless endeavor.
    Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In their complaint, the unions allege the budget office's memo unlawfully directs agencies to disregard their own authorizing statutes.
    Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
  • If a customer has no option to disregard or modify the charge, it cannot be deducted from the employee’s income.
    Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jones, again, slighted the punt coverage with a 61-yard return to the Carolina 14-yard line.
    Mike Kaye September 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The former Michigan and San Diego State coach, simply put, has been slighted by the hall.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tune%20out. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.

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