tunes out

verb

present tense third-person singular of tune out
as in passes over

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  1. passes over
  2. ignores
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  • 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
  • Regardless of whether Lala's eye passes over land, its impacts could be significant, AccuWeather Expert Meteorologist Tyler Roys said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of passes over
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  • But that formulation ignores the crucial matter of what those things do to the people who use them.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The senator’s second argument, concerning conference expansion, ignores the fact that the Act places no restrictions on UConn’s ability to join any conference.
    — Randy Levine, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2026
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“Tunes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunes%20out. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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