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 Bluetooth Headset Deals Sennheiser’s Accentum wireless headphones let students tune out noisy study halls with hybrid active noise cancellation and customizable five-band EQ modes. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 If profits keep growing this quickly, investors might tune out election noise, seasonal weakness, and even some volatility. — Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The lesson is that economics trump political noise, which the industry has gotten good at tuning out. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 23 June 2026 Tuning out criticism For his part, Migné has tried to tune out the criticism. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tune out

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Tomlin played the brilliant Violet Newstead, a widow who was passed over for a promotion despite being the most qualified person for the job.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
Around 92% of the lunar surface will be covered when the eclipse passes over the KC skies, and the moon will be significantly darker with a slight red hue that can be seen with the naked eye.

— Joseph Hernandez August 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of pass over

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Boeing did not make it past the probationary period when in January 2024, the rear door on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max plane blew off midair.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The weather resulted in multiple reports of fallen trees, according to Green, as well as an industrial building near Interstate 30 that had its garage doors blown off.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of blow off

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The stock that spent two years being ignored by the same investors who loaded up on Hilton and Marriott is now having its moment.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Alicia McCalla, 56, a fiction writer who has been doing voice work for five years out of her home in Atlanta, decided to ignore union suggestions and clone her voice.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignore

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But after reaching All-Star status for the first time in his career, after keeping the Heat afloat through the first half of last season while Herro was sidelined, Norman Powell need offer no apology for feeling slighted.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
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

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