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Recent Examples of shunt
But too often, Fins told me, patients are shunted into long-term-care homes that cannot provide the attention and rehab that could uncover subtle signs of consciousness.
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
For decades, poor Americans and their children have been isolated from the excellence of U.S. medical care, shunted into a separate, sub-standard Medicaid system.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Cardinals who feel they’ve been shunted out of power by the reforms may also use their vote for comeuppance.
—Howard Chua-Eoan, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
However many top-five faves cannot muster themselves up and out of sixth or seventh at the wire this afternoon will get shunted out of the Derby points game altogether.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
For decades, poor Americans and their children have been isolated from the excellence of U.S. medical care, shunted into a separate, sub-standard Medicaid system.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Cardinals who feel they’ve been shunted out of power by the reforms may also use their vote for comeuppance.
—Howard Chua-Eoan, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
However many top-five faves cannot muster themselves up and out of sixth or seventh at the wire this afternoon will get shunted out of the Derby points game altogether.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunt
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Just tap anywhere on the lamp to switch between the light settings.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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According to the agency, the transition primarily affects a small group of beneficiaries who have not yet switched over to electronic payments.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order aimed at removing homeless individuals from city streets and redirecting them to rehabilitation, treatment and other facilities.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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Otherwise, the state would yank funding and redirect the city’s 911 response to a third-party center.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
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Griner was transferred to a Russian penal colony roughly 300 miles outside of Moscow after being sentenced to nine years in prison.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
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More than 1,800 files were transferred after Gong had already accepted a position with one of the company's competitors.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Since the 2000s, Fox's focus has shifted from acting to working tirelessly toward a cure for Parkinson’s after being diagnosed with the disease in 1991 at age 29.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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But the international mood is shifting away from the US and Israeli position as famine-like conditions grip Gaza.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
25 July 2025
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The implant was allegedly moved when Niven, 34, elbowed Nikki mid-fight.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Mary, a young scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey, had resigned and moved across the country to start a job in the private sector.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2025
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The ability to quickly analyze and process weather data is especially crucial for natural disaster response scenarios, because on-the-ground conditions are constantly changing and can deviate unexpectedly from prediction models.—
Don Brown,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 July 2025
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What Senate Bill 2 would do Since Medicaid is a state and federal partnership, the state has to follow federal requirements on eligibility and would need a waiver to deviate from those requirements.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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The sophomore defensive back deflected 14 passes and picked off quarterbacks three times.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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As public furor over the Epstein files has exploded in recent weeks, Trump has sought to deflect criticism.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
23 July 2025
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Colorado hasn’t set up the grants to prove that a particular group’s efforts averted a certain number of injuries or deaths, but models that worked in other major cities should be helpful in the Denver area, said Dr. Ned Calonge, the state health department’s chief medical officer.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
28 July 2025
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In doing so the Red Sox also averted what at one point was looking like a sure three-game sweep.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 July 2025
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“Shunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunt. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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