tune out

verb

Definition of tune outnext
as in to pass over

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Recent Examples of tune out The Clarity palette reflects a desire to slow down, tune out the noise, and create space. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026 Netflix execs no doubt long ago figured out how to tune out the nattering nabobs of negativism, understanding that such scrutiny — from both consumers and the press — is the unavoidable by-product of success. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026 Try to tune out the noise, stick to your game plan, and periodically rebalance your diversified portfolio. — Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026 Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor who became chair after his 2004 Presidential campaign, told me that part of the job is learning how to tune out the complaints, something Martin has apparently not yet mastered. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 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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  • Under pressure on third down, the senior quarterback scrambled and then threw a late pass over the middle.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Chang was steadily promoted before he was passed over for the position of chief executive, perhaps for bamboo-ceiling reasons.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of pass over
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  • The crisis capped a week of severe weather in which rain swamped dozens of homes in Utah and tornadoes blew off roofs, knocked trees onto houses and downed power lines in Arizona.
    — MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier in the week, tornadoes blew off roofs, knocked trees onto houses and downed power lines in Arizona.
    — Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of blow off
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  • When custodians ignore or slow-walk responses, our FOIA rights diminish.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • While Florida’s legislatures have largely ignored a 2014 constitutional amendment voters approved to direct land sales taxes toward conservation, there have been several big land conservation pushes at the state level since then.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of ignore
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  • But in a new essay in Foreign Affairs, McRaven focuses not on the potential of military force but on its limits—limits that American policymakers frequently disregard, at immense cost.
    — William H. McRaven, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Their attorneys argued that commissioners disregarded professional review and relied instead on generalized neighborhood opposition.
    — Sarah Kinbar, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of disregard
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  • Yet what follows is an extended list of ethical sins, with a focus on the sins of abusive speech, such as slandering, slurring, slighting and smearing the reputations of others.
    — Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The other four QBs peaked inside the top 10 last season, so they’ve all been slighted to a degree with the initial rankings of 2026.
    — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 8 Sep. 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 31 Oct. 2026.

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