shunted

verb

past tense of shunt
as in shifted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunted
  1. shifted
  2. transferred
  3. diverted
  4. deviated
  5. deflected
  6. switched
  7. redirected
  8. moved
Verb
  • The Cook Political Report recently shifted Texas into its toss-up category, from a race considered to lean Republican.
    — Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026
  • From their second year onward, the prizes shifted their focus to unusual but authentic research, both in response to criticism and to establish greater credibility.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of shifted
Verb
  • Instead, detectives say the group used falsified invoices and documents and transferred cash into personal bank accounts.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Defense lawyers have argued that the CIA’s treatment of Mohammed undermined the voluntariness of his later statements to the FBI, even though those interrogations took place after he was transferred to Guantanamo Bay.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of transferred
Verb
  • Medical experts say the uproar has diverted focus from an exploding public health threat.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Tax allocation districts are designated areas where a certain amount of property tax revenue growth is diverted away from governments and used to fund specific improvements within that district.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of diverted
Verb
  • City officials previously said that the Boveys deviated substantially from the initial plans.
    — Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The Costa Concordia allegedly deviated from its planned route around the Mediterranean Sea to do this.
    — Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of deviated
Verb
  • Rompola’s first opportunity to kill the whitetail failed when his arrow was deflected.
    — Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Mauricio Dubon’s ground ball up the middle was deflected by a diving Betts right to Edman at second base to start an inning-ending double play.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of deflected
Verb
  • The other part was pushed upward using a magnetic pulse and then switched into a state with no magnetic field to simulate free fall under gravity.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Though Kaepernick and Reid ultimately switched from sitting to kneeling, the protest continued to stoke controversy.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of switched
Verb
  • Russia’s war in Ukraine has brought on new threats, from Ukrainian cyber, drone, and missile attacks on space industry infrastructure to personnel and funding redirected from the Russian space program to support the war effort.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Time saved that is never redirected becomes organizational slack, and slack is invisible in financial statements.
    — Emily Lewis-Pinnell, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of redirected
Verb
  • Cameron moved up to the division earlier this year and defeated Michaela Kotaskova by unanimous decision in April to claim the vacant WBO title and become a two-weight world champion.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Ragged, jagged or fluffy edges point to a Bristol Type 6 stool, meaning waste moved through the colon too fast for water to be absorbed properly.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of moved
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“Shunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunted. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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