shunt

verb

Definition of shuntnext
as in to switch

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Recent Examples of shunt Reform proposals offered by both Democrats and Republicans often are shunted aside, including during the height of the Madigan scandal. — Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025 The design also allows the gases to be shunted off as soon as they are produced, reducing the risk of explosion. — science.org, 23 Jan. 2025 Women do not like to have their priorities shunted aside. — Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024 Changes in the atmosphere responding to La Niña can force the jet stream to move northward over the Eastern Pacific Ocean, which shunts storms into Canada’s West Coast instead of the western US, starving states like California of rain. — Dennis Mersereau, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shunt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunt
  1. switch
  2. redirect
  3. transfer
  4. shift
  5. move
  6. deviate
  7. deflect
  8. avert
Verb
  • Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Millie Bobby Brown just switched up her hair again, debuting her darkest color yet.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Budget enough time for a full night's sleep, and take short naps early in the day if needed. Adjust your medications for PsA if needed, such as switching to a different treatment or increasing your dose.
    — Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of switch
Verb
  • Supporting others in tangible ways - like volunteering, donating, or organizing - can help redirect anxiety into collective empowerment.
    — Nicole Lipkin, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The severity of the symptoms of arterial thrombosis in the leg varies, depending on which artery is affected, the time course of the artery blockage (sudden versus gradual), and whether the body can redirect blood flow through other arteries.
    — Alicen Nelson MD, Verywell Health, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of redirect
Verb
  • The deportees were then transferred to the Center for Terrorism Confinement, known as Cecot, the largest prison in the Americas.
    — Merlin Delcid, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Schreiner also spoke out against states and colleges that were not offering the trans athlete a full scholarship when Schreiner wanted to transfer in December.
    — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of transfer
Verb
  • With the usual caveat that lots can change in politics and the list could, and almost certainly will, shift dramatically the deeper Trump’s second administration goes.
    — David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Marriotts Ridge shifted its defense in the later stages of the second quarter to shut down Mt. Hebron's offense and rally for the win.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of shift
Verb
  • Eventually any discourse about his low batting average and moving him in the lineup evaporated as Judge finished with a .322 average, 58 homers and 144 RBIS, barely missing out on matching Mickey Mantle in the Triple Crown department.
    — Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Her favorite ways to move around are by train and bike, and her backpack always has nuts, clementines, and something to read.
    — Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of move
Verb
  • The Justice Department also said that DOGE access doesn't deviate significantly from normal practices inside the agency, where employees are routinely allowed to search its databases.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Their decisions often deviated from strict legal precedent when faced with sympathetic defendants.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of deviate
Verb
  • Skubal has consistently deflected all related questions.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to shift blame onto the CBR and Nabiullina in particular to deflect business community anger, according to the ISW, a U.S.-based think tank, citing a prominent Telegram channel that reports on Kremlin insider news.
    — Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of deflect
Verb
  • The periods between these evolutionary steps present opportunities to slow this process and possibly avert a global disaster.
    — Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Yet the decree was soon averted in the most Trumpian of ways: with a deal.
    — Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of avert

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