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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuned out
Verb
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However, Los Angeles was passed over.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026 -
O’Neill was passed over in 2024 to run Nike (Elliott Hill came out of retirement for the gig) after a quarter century at the sneaker maker.—
Shelly Banjo,
semafor.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Apparently, Trick had been warned about keeping the show PG-13 and to behave beforehand, but blew off the memo.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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The top blew off in the second with Littleton/Bromfield on a penalty kill.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Colorectal Cancer Alliance's survey shows younger patients' symptoms often go ignored, delaying diagnosis and treatment.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Other Bennet Sister BritBox, May 6 Hadlow’s continuation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice imagines the fortunes of Mary Bennet, aka the boring (though not entirely ignored) one.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Abused, neglected, abandoned pigs At Willeyville Farm, Houk and, Jones-Willey and other volunteers were recently caring for about 40 pigs, with the goal of finding them adoptive homes.—
Eric Adler
April 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2026
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They will also be checked by a veterinarian to ensure that they have not been neglected, Lynch said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The prime minister subsequently reported to Parliament that British investigators had found sufficient reason not to appoint Mandelson as ambassador but that Foreign Office personnel disregarded this advice and pushed him through to the office.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
28 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
Verb
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When cleaning the bathroom, the shower curtain liner sometimes gets overlooked.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
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According to that outlet, the agreement was overlooked until after Michael was in production.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Tuned out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuned%20out. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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