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Recent Examples of tune out
With 30 total hours of battery life and a secure, comfortable fit, these are the ultimate tools for anyone looking to tune out the world and tune into their favorite tracks.
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Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 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
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
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Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tune out
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The eclipse will pass over Galicia and then the Balearic Islands in Spain as sunset approaches, hastening the transition from day to night, according to the Spanish Scientific and Advisory Committee for the Trio of Eclipses.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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Called hydrogenesis, the products from the first step are passed over special catalysts at 320°F (160°C) to make useful molecules like cycloalkanes, dense hydrocarbons, jet-fuel-range molecules.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
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The meteoroid heats up tremendously as well, ablating—blowing off—material from its surface, often leaving a lingering bright streak called a train.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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In Park Manor, the roof at a winery was blown off.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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So next time your airline sends you that push notification or reminder email, don’t ignore it.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
9 June 2026
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But Canaccord Genuity thinks investors should ignore the decline and get into the stock now.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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The city of Aledo is considering ordinances targeting e-bikes and golf carts following numerous complaints from residents that riders are ignoring traffic rules, running stop signs and disregarding pedestrians on sidewalks.—
Mary Ella Hastings
June 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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Healey, a former two-term attorney general, is completely disregarding public safety by her reckless rhetoric and actions – all to win another election.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2026
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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.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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Romano’s sturdy book may not stint on examples of Mary’s bad behavior—including a ferociously jealous verbal assault, near the end of the war, on the wife of a prominent Union general—but the biographer keeps tilting against those who slighted Mary in even the most superficial ways.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tune%20out. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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