shunting

verb

Definition of shuntingnext
present participle of shunt
as in shifting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunting
  1. shifting
  2. switching
  3. diverting
  4. transferring
  5. redirecting
  6. averting
Verb
  • About halfway through the year, the El Niño pattern faded, slowly shifting towards La Niña conditions, which are expected to begin early next year.
    Lauren Sommer, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Well, 2024 seems to have been a very busy year for the OECD and the OECD inclusive framework base erosion and profit shifting in terms of implementation of these two pillars.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of shifting
Verb
  • Medications Talk with your provider about switching medications, especially if your current prescription is the culprit.
    Carrie Madormo, RN, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Consolidated thin lake ice, switching to medium lake ice along Bays de Noc and in the southeastern section.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of switching
Verb
  • An amendment proposed by Councilman Mark Jeffreys called for diverting I-71 and I-75 southbound to eastbound I-275.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, anger simmered among residents who accused the government of diverting the island’s already scarce resources to migrants at their expense.
    Sam Mednick and Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of diverting
Verb
  • Assad's departure also led analysts and government officials to claim that Russia may be transferring some of its military assets from Syria's Tartus naval base and Hmeimim air base to Libya.
    Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The particles are too small, however, to reflect the sun's heat-energy-transferring infrared light.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of transferring
Verb
  • For many manufacturers, this means redirecting resources to address vulnerabilities in products that have already been in use for years.
    Christian Espinosa, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • However, some sites in other states appear to be redirecting customers to nearby locations.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of redirecting
Verb
  • The Senate voted to pass the measure just after midnight, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk and averting a government shutdown.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Congress passed a separate stopgap funding bill over the weekend, averting a government shutdown.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of averting
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