tuned out

past tense of tune out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuned out
Verb
  • Yet, even healthy seniors were frequently passed over.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The sole exception is that the hosts of The View were passed over in this category in favor of Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb, hosts of Today With Hoda & Jenna (NBC).
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On Monday, the Basnight Bridge was temporarily closed after a modular home blew off its trailer.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The plane used by Alaska Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing when the door plug blew off the aircraft in mid-flight.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Great Again hats and T-shirts emblazoned with Kirk’s face, ignored the registration queries and continued chatting with friends.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Although the federal law raising the tobacco purchase age to 21 took effect in 2019, many retailers either ignored the regulation or failed to check buyers’ ages.
    Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For years, the GHC has had a presence in more than 60 countries (many of them low and middle income countries), leading efforts to combat diseases like polio, measles, HIV, tuberculosis, and neglected tropical diseases.
    Dr. Seth Berkley, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Sallam noted that the 1930s Levant setting represents a geographically and historically neglected era in cinema.
    Jenny S. Li, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Others faced terrorism charges in juvenile courts presided over by judges who disregarded international protections for children.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The potential adverse consequences to entrepreneurs when well-being is disregarded are well-documented.
    Samantha Dewalt, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her mother, a beloved teacher who worked in the city’s public housing communities and juvenile detention system, often went beyond the classroom, visiting students’ homes, helping with homework and serving as a lifeline for kids, who society had overlooked.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
  • According to her, the team overlooked Cleveland coming into Sunday.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Tuned out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuned%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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