tune out

verb

Definition of tune outnext
as in to pass over

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Recent Examples of tune out My belief remains that those who insist the Heat take major steps back also are those who would tune out during that period. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026 The lesson is that economics trump political noise, which the industry has gotten good at tuning out. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 23 June 2026 With or without new Polestars on retail lots, American drivers should not tune out the concerns that critics have been raising for years about the privacy risks involved when connected cars can collect so much data about people’s movements and, therefore, daily habits. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026 Flip the script Max Kettner, Chief Multi-Asset Strategist at HSBC, said investors need to tune out the geopolitical noise, and instead focus on earnings fundamentals. — Michael Considine, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tune out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tune out
  1. pass over
  2. blow off
  3. ignore
  4. disregard
  5. slight
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  • Firefighters are trained to use their limbs to hold the corners of the shelters to the ground and create the best possible seal from heat and gases as flames pass over them.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Back in his coaching career, Cruyff was one of the first managers to be obsessed with the cut of the pitch — a trait that has passed over to his disciples, most notably the exacting Pep Guardiola.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of pass over
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  • In sum, the lid blew off last week after the Indiana Fever and Phoenix Mercury faced each other twice.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • In this upside-down world there’d be a pig like Ted Waters, who, one blue winter night on a concrete highway outside Marjah, had his leg blown off by a bomb disguised as a guardrail.
    — Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
Definition of blow off
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  • Swift will either ignore the noise as usual, or smile at the absurdity as a secure, proud childless cat lady.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Not only were the rules misapplied, according to an expert referee with years of elite experience, but similar plays during this tournament have been ignored.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of ignore
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  • His father, who founded the Link Piano and Organ Company, probably disregarded the sketch as a young boy’s fantasy.
    — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • For the next several months, Zaayer continued harassing both Shawna's family and the police by shouting at their grandchild, disregarding property lines and recording them and making false claims on social media, per The Guardian.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of disregard
Verb
  • Luckily for Rhaena, Lady Jeyne is a pragmatist — and one who feels slighted by Rhaenyra.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • Militia commanders were already feeling slighted by their British overlords, and London’s stranglehold on trade and manufacturing caused still more resentment.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of slight

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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tune%20out. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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