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Recent Examples of shunt
The warm and dry conditions in the West can be traced to a persistent bulge or ridge in the jet stream that has shunted storms and colder air to the north.
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Crews were slashed as well, shrinking from over 600 naval personnel to around 170 civilian mariners after the Navy shunted the ships to the Military Sealift Command.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Truman had been shunted off to relatives and marked as an outsider from the beginning.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
That's why this shunt mod of a last-generation Zephyrus M16 with an RTX 4090 aboard had so much extra potential.
—PC Magazine, 27 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Crews were slashed as well, shrinking from over 600 naval personnel to around 170 civilian mariners after the Navy shunted the ships to the Military Sealift Command.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Truman had been shunted off to relatives and marked as an outsider from the beginning.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
That's why this shunt mod of a last-generation Zephyrus M16 with an RTX 4090 aboard had so much extra potential.
—PC Magazine, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunt
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The woman repeats the test multiple times, switching to different alarm melodies each time—and the cat responds the same way on every attempt.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Many but not all residents have learned to change furnace filters regularly, switch out incandescent lighting for LEDs and unplug unused electronics that otherwise sap power.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the weeks since the conflict started, the Port of Karachi has handled around 75 percent of cargo redirected toward Pakistan, with the remaining 25 percent processed at Karachi’s other gateway, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Organizers say this approach is intended to redirect economic activity away from major companies while strengthening local communities.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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After being placed in the trunk of Aaron's car, she was driven for a bit, transferred to the trunk of another car, and driven for hours.—
Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The maps were never used, because Shakur was transferred from West Virginia to a prison in New Jersey.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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And in late February, just as attention began to shift away from Gaza, Israel and the United States launched a joint attack on Iran—a potentially epochal war that may end up dividing Jewish Americans no less than the Gaza war did, particularly if the conflict drags on and casualties mount.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Yainer Diaz softly grounded a first-pitch fastball, but toward an opening in the Angels’ shifted infield for a two-run single.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
29 Mar. 2026
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Prisoners have been moved because of staffing, food, and capacity shortages at the facilities where they were being held.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The rain will start to clear out Sunday evening as the front moves through and begins to usher in drier, but cooler temperatures for next week.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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If the Giants don’t deviate from their rotation, Tyler Mahle will pitch on Saturday, while Landen Roupp and Adrian Houser will handle the first two games of the series in San Diego on Monday and Tuesday.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Accordingly, the warring factions have competed to depict themselves as the true embodiment of MAGA and paint their rivals as undermining Trump or deviating from his precepts.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Pant promoted himself as an opener but was run-out in the third over when Kumar couldn’t hold onto a sharp return catch of Mitchell Marsh, but the ball deflected onto the stumps at the non-striker’s end with Pant out of crease.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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With Duke playing keep-away to prevent the Huskies from fouling, Cayden Boozer’s pass near midcourt was deflected, and after UConn came up with the ball, Demary made a shot from well behind the 3-point line.—
Noah Trister,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Like in the Rangers’ final exhibition game Tuesday, when a Jack Leiter pitch was reversed from a ball to a strike, meaning a walk became a strikeout and a potential unraveling was thus averted.—
Kevin Sherrington
Mar. 25,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Those federal funds averted over 12,000 evictions in Milwaukee.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Shunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunt. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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