tunes out

present tense third-person singular of tune out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunes out
Verb
  • The chain is routed through the center of the buoy, passes over a gypsy wheel, and descends again, while excess chain hangs freely to accommodate movement.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Each place where one strand passes over another in a knot diagram is called a crossing.
    Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In The Mastermind, James ignores the war taking place in the background.
    Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But the Democratic Party seems to prefer a selective vision of free speech, one that ignores the most glaring and visible current example of suppression.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Tunes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunes%20out. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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