tuned out

verb

past tense of tune out
as in passed over

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  1. passed over
  2. blew off
  3. ignored
  4. neglected
  5. disregarded
  6. overlooked
Verb
  • In January, a derailment and collision near Adamuz killed 46, and investigators pointed to a rail that had broken before the train passed over it.
    — Eric D. Goodman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The snowpack supplies roughly 30% of California’s freshwater, and air masses tied to the storms had largely passed over Fresno and Madera counties, pointing to the Central Valley as a possible source.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of passed over
Verb
  • The crisis capped a week of severe weather in which rain swamped dozens of homes in Utah and tornadoes blew off roofs, knocked trees onto houses and downed power lines in Arizona.
    — MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier in the week, tornadoes blew off roofs, knocked trees onto houses and downed power lines in Arizona.
    — Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of blew off
Verb
  • The College Football Playoff selection committee has insulted them, their city has mostly ignored them, and few outside of the range of Bob Chesney’s wonderfully gravelly football voice has actually believed in them.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • But Colom and his Black supporters also have never ignored the significance of his candidacy as a Black man.
    — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of ignored
Verb
  • The committee's findings also identify neglected investigative leads and the Justice Department's subsequent exposure of survivors' sensitive information through inadequate redactions.
    — Anna Rahmanan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Inoue’s literature almost invariably focusses on the smallest, tenderest, and perhaps most beautifully confusing of human actions, ones that are often ignored or neglected.
    — Nina Mesfin, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of neglected
Verb
  • As a public figure, Piker must show actual malice, meaning Jennings knew his claims were false or recklessly disregarded the truth.
    — Emma Witman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Witnesses told police that a vehicle traveling westbound on County Road 250 South reportedly disregarded a stop sign and struck Schultz’s vehicle, which overturned and resulted in Schultz being extricated.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of disregarded
Verb
  • The north end overlooked a long, broad valley rimmed by mountains that descended to a river about a mile away.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2026
  • In recent years, melodic rap performance has proven surprisingly difficult to predict, with chart-topping hits often living alongside deep cuts and overlooked singles in the final line-up of nominees.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of overlooked
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“Tuned out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuned%20out. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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