SHUNS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

shuns

verb

present tense third-person singular of shun

as in avoids

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 shuns Continue reading … POLITICS HEARTLAND HERO — Patriotic woman fills void after Dem gov shuns America's 250th birthday bash. — FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 This strategy shuns grand openings, favoring subtle engagement and long-term commitment, guiding future US growth. — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Altman is a booster for San Francisco, advising its mayor and expanding OpenAI’s offices here, while Musk shuns the city and now lives in Texas. — David Ingram, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026 Mitski lies on the lawn looking at the girl leaving her, like the witch in Into the Woods when Rapunzel shuns her and then gets promptly trampled by a giant. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026 The unfortunate truth is that the agency has lost its way and shuns innovation. — Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026 Vanya is a closeted gay man who shuns intimacy and Sonia is a neurotic spinster who feels unnoticed and unloved. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025 Laugh is the kind of rap mastery that shuns maximalism for pristine, unadorned poetics. — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 Instead of a tale of entrapment or escape, Ruth is a story about how a woman full of longing can operate inside a collective that shuns the very notion of wanting. — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025

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And the lichen also avoids non-bearing rocks like granite, sandstone, and quartzite, where its occurrence dropped to less than one percent.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
For the record, my hunch is Notre Dame avoids the flat-tire game that’s dogged Freeman.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of avoids

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This skin-crawling faux-documentary concerns a prolific New York serial killer who evades capture despite recording his brazen crimes.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
However, Noussair Mazraoui evades Casemiro’s challenge far too easily before Bilal El Khannouss releases Achraf Hakimi on the far side.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026

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According to the report, most of the cancer risk - 74% - comes from a single pollutant, benzo[a]pyrene, that escapes through leaks in pipe fittings and storage tanks.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
From beachfront retreats in Miami to remote escapes off the coast of Newfoundland, these are the best of the best hotels across the US and Canada.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

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