shunting

verb

present participle of shunt
as in shifting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunting
  1. shifting
  2. switching
  3. deviating
  4. deflecting
  5. diverting
  6. transferring
  7. redirecting
  8. moving
Verb
  • As rising energy prices drive up inflation, several central banks across the Asia-Pacific region are shifting toward hawkish stances.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The shifting strategy centers on threats to punish any country or entity that continues to conduct business with Tehran.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of shifting
Verb
  • He was recruited out of high school as a wide receiver before switching to defensive back, and his pass-catching background gives him an edge tracking the ball.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Physicists have found a way to stabilize a system without sensors or feedback, by switching between two instabilities at the right tempo.
    — Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of switching
Verb
  • The artisans stay true to the original colors and designs of the park — never deviating in 70 years.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In 2024, the government decided against deviating from the 2021 census questions in the interests of maintaining social cohesion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of deviating
Verb
  • Rather than simply reducing opponents’ health, players seek to break opponents’ posture by precisely deflecting and countering attacks.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The former Carolina Panthers linebacker spent his 15 minutes deflecting credit and thanking others, showering dozens of people from his life with praise.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of deflecting
Verb
  • Its report accused him of diverting funds for fictitious missions and claiming reimbursals for per diem costs and plane tickets for nearly a dozen trips between 2019 and 2024.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • El Niño’s warm ocean water alters the atmospheric circulation above, diverting storm tracks and changing patterns of floods, droughts and tropical storms around the globe.
    — Julia Cole, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of diverting
Verb
  • Once in office, Escalona quickly began to roll back parts of Carollo’s legacy, including transferring the Tower Theater back to MDC.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Directly transferring the original walking policy failed because the second robot had different body proportions, joint configurations, and motor characteristics.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of transferring
Verb
  • The war was top of mind at last year’s festival as well, where thousands gathered for a large pro-Palestinian protest during one of the busiest nights in hopes of redirecting the spotlight from the movie stars to the real world.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • However, the city expects to use economic activity taxes generated by the stadium, a special 1% sales tax in the stadium and redirecting new tax revenue from existing development in the area, among other sources.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of redirecting
Verb
  • Instead of simply moving the body without the patient’s involvement, HAL responds to the person’s own intention to move.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Others are already moving confidently through modern cities, studying, working and shaping lives increasingly separate from traditional expectations.
    — PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of moving
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“Shunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunting. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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