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Recent Examples of shunt
But too often, Fins told me, patients are shunted into long-term-care homes that cannot provide the attention and rehab that could uncover subtle signs of consciousness.
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
For decades, poor Americans and their children have been isolated from the excellence of U.S. medical care, shunted into a separate, sub-standard Medicaid system.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Cardinals who feel they’ve been shunted out of power by the reforms may also use their vote for comeuppance.
—Howard Chua-Eoan, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
However many top-five faves cannot muster themselves up and out of sixth or seventh at the wire this afternoon will get shunted out of the Derby points game altogether.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
For decades, poor Americans and their children have been isolated from the excellence of U.S. medical care, shunted into a separate, sub-standard Medicaid system.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Cardinals who feel they’ve been shunted out of power by the reforms may also use their vote for comeuppance.
—Howard Chua-Eoan, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
However many top-five faves cannot muster themselves up and out of sixth or seventh at the wire this afternoon will get shunted out of the Derby points game altogether.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunt
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According to the agency, the transition primarily affects a small group of beneficiaries who have not yet switched over to electronic payments.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Perform all reps on one side before switching to the other.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
14 July 2025
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On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order aimed at removing homeless individuals from city streets and redirecting them to rehabilitation, treatment and other facilities.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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Otherwise, the state would yank funding and redirect the city’s 911 response to a third-party center.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
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Griner was transferred to a Russian penal colony roughly 300 miles outside of Moscow after being sentenced to nine years in prison.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
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More than 1,800 files were transferred after Gong had already accepted a position with one of the company's competitors.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Since the 2000s, Fox's focus has shifted from acting to working tirelessly toward a cure for Parkinson’s after being diagnosed with the disease in 1991 at age 29.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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But the international mood is shifting away from the US and Israeli position as famine-like conditions grip Gaza.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
25 July 2025
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Residents of several communities were ordered to move inland to higher ground.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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The sky was a deep red, moving into deep blue, then, above that, black.—
Mona Awad,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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For one thing, AI currently lacks the creativity, intuition or adaptability needed to deftly handle any emergency that deviates from historical flight data.—
Mark Fischetti,
Scientific American,
21 July 2025
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Because the river winds, the streets accessing the docks in Lincoln Yards had to deviate in their headings.—
F.K. Plous,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
Verb
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The sophomore defensive back deflected 14 passes and picked off quarterbacks three times.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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As public furor over the Epstein files has exploded in recent weeks, Trump has sought to deflect criticism.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
23 July 2025
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But with a tentative deal put in place by January, which averted a second strike, the union of 45,000 dockworkers got some reprieve on automation—at least enough to maintain a certain number of jobs.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
11 July 2025
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Carney posted a 114-word response on X late Thursday that appeared to avert further escalation of trade tensions while striking a firm posture in defense of Canada's economic interests.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 July 2025
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“Shunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunt. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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