as in to avoid
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
just a ruse to shun the debt collectors
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Recent Examples of shun
Gaines has a large Mennonite population, which often shuns vaccinations.
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Amy Maxmen, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
While India has opted to pursue closer ties with the U.S., the rising South Asian power has also shunned military alliances and has committed to a diverse set of regional and global relationships, particularly its longstanding partnership with Russia.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Curry shunned his usual concerns about pulling out his gesture too early.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Some of the AfD’s far-right sister parties, such as Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in France, shun the German party as too extreme because of its commitment to remigration.
—Ido Vock, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
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Amy Maxmen, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
While India has opted to pursue closer ties with the U.S., the rising South Asian power has also shunned military alliances and has committed to a diverse set of regional and global relationships, particularly its longstanding partnership with Russia.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Curry shunned his usual concerns about pulling out his gesture too early.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Some of the AfD’s far-right sister parties, such as Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in France, shun the German party as too extreme because of its commitment to remigration.
—Ido Vock, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shun
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Unfortunately, Hartford continues to avoid the heavy lifting that is required to have a successful system.—
Vincent Turley,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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Pet owners should also ensure that their felines' rabies vaccinations are up to date to avoid the risk of confusion between the two viral infections.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Colt escapes by initially driving a speedboat while facing away from the controls, evades his pursuers by zigging and zagging through the river, and then purposefully drives his boat into a floating pontoon, faking his own death via the gigantic explosion.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Now, however, DHS states that the previous rules hindered law enforcement efforts by creating sites where people without legal status could evade capture.—
Jackie Fortiér,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2025
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Duterte withdrew the Philippines in 2019 from the Rome Statute, the court’s founding treaty, in a move human rights activists say was aimed at escaping accountability.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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Without cellphone service, and fearing that his driver might have a weapon, the then 32-year-old Ugandan felt powerless to escape.—
Amy Gunia,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Shun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shun. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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