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Recent Examples of shunt
Cardinals who feel they’ve been shunted out of power by the reforms may also use their vote for comeuppance.
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Howard Chua-Eoan, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
However many top-five faves cannot muster themselves up and out of sixth or seventh at the wire this afternoon will get shunted out of the Derby points game altogether.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The Stanley Cup playoffs were temporarily shunted to the back burner Sunday by the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships in Stockholm.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Instead, using money set aside for tribes, the government shunted Native children into schools where they were beaten, abused and forced to assimilate.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Howard Chua-Eoan, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
However many top-five faves cannot muster themselves up and out of sixth or seventh at the wire this afternoon will get shunted out of the Derby points game altogether.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The Stanley Cup playoffs were temporarily shunted to the back burner Sunday by the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships in Stockholm.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Instead, using money set aside for tribes, the government shunted Native children into schools where they were beaten, abused and forced to assimilate.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunt
Verb
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Perform all reps on one side before switching to the other.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
14 July 2025
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According to the agency, the transition primarily affects a small group of beneficiaries who have not yet switched over to electronic payments.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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The administration continues to navigate the fallout from the Epstein memo controversy while Trump seeks to redirect focus toward other policy priorities.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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Hooey Brands and Uncle Bekah’s Inappropriate Trucker Hats Two apparel companies with heavy ties to Texas music — Hooey Brands and Uncle Bekah’s Inappropriate Trucker Hats — are also redirecting proceeds from online sales to flood victims.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Osorio-Piedra will now be held without bond in the Detention Center until he can be transferred to the state Department of Corrections.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 July 2025
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Blankenship’s Cuban client paid a bond and was told he’d be freed on a criminal charge in Miami, only to be detained and transferred to the Everglades.—
Gisela Salomon,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Verb
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The music industry organization certified that another 16 million singles by the country artist have been shifted in the U.S. — a sum that includes both pure purchases and streaming activity, which the RIAA adopted into its methodology some years ago.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Here’s what’s shifted for workers over the past two decades of rapid growth, and what city leaders make of the changes — and anticipate next.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Through the soil created by centuries of decomposing plant life, through rocks ground down by shifting rivers and slowly moving mountains.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
8 July 2025
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The sale runs through July 11, but the best stuff’s already moving fast, so don’t wait too long to check out.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Instead, the Olympian’s attention deviated to the officer’s appearance.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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That’s not dissimilar from what happened in the TikTok case, where the justices — including the liberals — deviated from free-speech norms because they were panicked by concerns about China.—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
5 July 2025
Verb
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Within minutes of the foul ball being deflected, the cameras at Fox (the network airing the game) were trained on Bartman, alternating between live shots of him in the stands and replays of the ball.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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High-trust organizations don’t deflect blame or delay communication.—
Brandon Spear,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Thanks to their collective efforts, well over one million child deaths were averted.—
Jennifer Lotito,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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In November, the city transit system averted a strike when the parties agreed to a one-year contract with 5% raises.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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“Shunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunt. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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