WINK (AT) Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

wink (at)

verb

as in to ignore

to dismiss as of little importance for too long the school just winked at the young athletes' hooliganism, dismissing it as a case of "boys being boys"

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Tech company CEOs who largely sat on the sidelines for the presidential election sent their congratulations Wednesday to President-elect Donald Trump, ignoring Trump’s history of threats against some of them and joining their peer Elon Musk in welcoming Trump back to power.

David Ingram, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
But this view ignores the vital ways that states can also safeguard American democracy—including in a contested presidential election.

Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024

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