tune out
verb
tuned out; tuning out; tunes out
: to become unresponsive to : ignore
: to dissociate oneself from what is happening or one's surroundings
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People love to tune in, tune out, and escape while watching beautiful people doing impossible things.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
Glumly marching to the stage, Wallen appears to tune out the anxious producer’s notes about looking at the camera and remembering to smile.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
While Fox News, MSNBC and CNN did see a rise in ratings, the latter two networks saw big post-election drop-offs as politics-weary viewers tuned out after Trump’s victory and Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024
Zoom out: Americans began tuning out political news before the election, Axios' Sara Fischer previously reported.
—April Rubin, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
Glumly marching to the stage, Wallen appears to tune out the anxious producer’s notes about looking at the camera and remembering to smile.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
While Fox News, MSNBC and CNN did see a rise in ratings, the latter two networks saw big post-election drop-offs as politics-weary viewers tuned out after Trump’s victory and Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024
Zoom out: Americans began tuning out political news before the election, Axios' Sara Fischer previously reported.
—April Rubin, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tune%20out. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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