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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In this excerpt from an interview with CBS News' Robert Costa, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin says, in the upcoming election, democracy is at stake, and that people should not tune out in the belief that their voice doesn't matter.
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David Morgan, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2024
And, per usual, Jim Cramer advised Club members to tune out the noise.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Simplify your financial life by tuning out this noise.
—Gregory Ostrowski, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
With my headset on, the distractions were instantly tuned out.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Oct. 2024
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David Morgan, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2024
And, per usual, Jim Cramer advised Club members to tune out the noise.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Simplify your financial life by tuning out this noise.
—Gregory Ostrowski, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
With my headset on, the distractions were instantly tuned out.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tune%20out. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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