as in ignored
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for winked (at)
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The state dashboard and local improvement plans Brown touted are singled out for criticism in the report, essentially validating concerns that reformers had voiced but were ignored.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026 -
In an April statement, the union said the company ignored its March 18 letter and several requests by phone, asking to lift the lockout and allow members to return to work while negotiations continue.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Though they may be overlooked at times because of the grandeur of their northerly neighbor, Big Sur, they are laid-back and beautiful.—
Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2026
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But that leaves room for another dark horse to ride into the roster discussion after being overlooked during the offseason program prognostications.—
Mike Kaye
May 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 May 2026
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Army officials explained that the system is being considered as a mid-range defense option, filling the gap between electronic warfare tools and costly missile interceptors.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman had already explained that the Siri interface was hidden in the initial marketing for WWDC26.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Tuchel has owned his big calls and justified his choices.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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That's where the cost is justified.—
Aruna Veerappan,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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He was detained in connection with a decades-old burglary charge from 1997, which was later pardoned in 2010, advocates said.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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In early 2024, a journalist reported that, after children were abused in a state-run facility, people within Fidesz had quietly pardoned an accomplice.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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“Winked (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winked%20%28at%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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