TUNE OUT Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

tune out

verb

Definition of tune out

as in to pass over

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Recent Examples of tune out Tuning out criticism For his part, Migné has tried to tune out the criticism. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 Porter, however, had long learned how to tune out the noise. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 19 June 2026 This confuses and distresses voters, many of whom tune out and stay away from the polls. — Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026 Or are international fans attending one game every year and tuning out the rest of the season? — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tune out

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Can the MacBook Neo make the jump to an annual upgrade, perhaps with the original MacBook Neo being passed over to other family members?

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Young and Legette also connected on a zipping pass over the middle in 7-on-7 drills.

— Mike Kaye July 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 July 2026

Definition of pass over

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Renner said Donalds is ignoring base Republican voters in his campaign, especially by refusing to debate him, Collins and conservative activist and investor James Fishback.

— Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
The simple, rather depressing, and completely overwhelming fact of the matter is that the Marvel Cinematic Universe cannot be ignored, even as superhero fatigue has definitively set in at the global box office.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of ignore

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Because our governor and attorney general have long disregarded the most effective tools already at their disposal to fulfill their pronounced objective.

— Dean Lerner, Washington Post, 28 July 2026
Further, some parents disregard the possibility of jet lag altogether, as Julissa Baez, pediatrician and clinical professor at New York University, has observed in her practice.

— Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026

Definition of disregard

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The poem is rife with open meanings; however, its principal question is important for anyone who has felt slighted or discouraged from conducting their lives with reverie.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Luckily for Rhaena, Lady Jeyne is a pragmatist — and one who feels slighted by Rhaenyra.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

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