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tune out
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tune outverb
To fail to pay attention to; to ignore; to zone out.
tune outverb
To change the channel or frequency away from.
Etymology: From tune + out.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tune out in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tune out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of tune out in a Sentence
There will be distractions ahead, but our goals and priorities remain unchanged, let’s tune out the noise, and stay focused on the work and what we’re building.
Look back from shortly before the president launched his campaign to now, the accuracy rate of pundits’ negative predictions about him or his strategies is dismal, our MO, by contrast, has aged well: Tune out the noise, do the work, deliver; and remember that the president knows the American people and they know him.
For the average investor we are advising them to tune out the noise and resist the temptation to make rash moves. Keep calm and stay the course, the majority of our clients are taking the long-term perspective.
Noise-canceling headphones, an iPad loaded with a favorite TV series or recent documentaries and a window seat are essential ingredients to my remaining calm, i sit down, plug in and tune out.
Smokers know that cigarettes are bad for them, but they likely tune out vague warnings that they have seen for years, such as `smoking causes cancer,’ seeing images of diseased lungs and people suffering from the negative health impacts of smoking appear to affect smokers in ways that simple text-only messages cannot achieve.
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