as in to pass over
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Recent Examples of tune out
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.
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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
For Dasher, the decision to tune out wasn’t recent.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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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
For Dasher, the decision to tune out wasn’t recent.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tune out
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Decadent art, with its mannerism, also its enthusiasm for skulls, swords, strippers, and other Hot Topic motifs, is for some art historians an embarrassing cul-de-sac best passed over in favor of a narrative of formal progress leading inevitably to abstraction.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The rule offers a real pathway for films passed over by their own countries’ submission committees.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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Chicago Police Superintendent James Conlisk responded by saying the Cubs might welcome a riotous crowd in the summer if the season went astray, blowing off their request.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Shaped as much by restraint as by release, it is carried by an intentionally repetitive, almost hesitant chorus that is anchored by a tasteful guitar solo functioning as a de facto blow off valve following true emotional buildup.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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The federal judge in that case ruled that a jury could find that State Farm had acted in bad faith if the plaintiffs' lawyers demonstrated that the company ignored certain kinds of hail damage.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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In crush, puncture, and saw tests, the battery produced no smoke or flames – a safety profile that's hard to ignore.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 28,
New Atlas,
28 Apr. 2026
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Tilmant, who assumed office in January, seemed to disregard Mayor Phillips’s plea for a more-thorough evaluation of the safety implications of the quiet zone, abruptly calling for a vote on the project.—
Noah Daly
April 24,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Apr. 2026
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In choosing Love, the Cardinals disregarded conventional wisdom that quality running backs can be plucked much later in the draft and at a much lower cost.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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As Cretton and Guest looked on and occasionally interjected, Abdul-Mateen described a tough first Zoom meeting that left him feeling slighted.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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Hitler always felt slighted by that rejection and, in later political life, preferred to spend most of his time discussing architecture and art.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tune%20out. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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