tune out
verb
tuned out; tuning out; tunes out
: to become unresponsive to : ignore
: to dissociate oneself from what is happening or one's surroundings
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Savvier investors are tuning out the noise, recognizing that while political narratives wax and wane, infrastructure and irreversible trends endure.
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Tobias Van Gils, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
To offer this model on the Chinese internet, the company needs to tune out the sensitive information somehow, Xu says.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
The post-election period has seen a rather dramatic fall off in MSNBC’s audience, likely as so many Democrats tuned out in post-election fatigue or little desire to watch Donald Trump savor his election victory.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
Maryland Democrats were proud of our calls during the COVID-19 pandemic to follow the science and tune out the political hype.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2025
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Tobias Van Gils, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
To offer this model on the Chinese internet, the company needs to tune out the sensitive information somehow, Xu says.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
The post-election period has seen a rather dramatic fall off in MSNBC’s audience, likely as so many Democrats tuned out in post-election fatigue or little desire to watch Donald Trump savor his election victory.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
Maryland Democrats were proud of our calls during the COVID-19 pandemic to follow the science and tune out the political hype.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tune%20out. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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