tune out

British  

verb

1. informal to cease to take an interest (in) or pay attention (to)

   many people had tuned out of politics

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tune out Idioms  

1. Adjust a receiver so as not to receive a signal, as in Let's tune out all this interference . [Early 1900s]

2. Dissociate oneself from one's surroundings; also, disregard, ignore. For example, The average reader, used to seeing lots of color images, tunes out when confronted with big blocks of text , or Some mothers are expert at tuning out the children's whining and quarreling . [1920s] For an antonym, see tune in .

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tune out

Just as important, he said, is helping her tune out the growing attention by focusing on small, achievable goals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

I am not sure Beto is a long-term solution for Everton's goalscoring issues, but manager David Moyes is getting a tune out of him at the moment.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

First, as AI bots populate these sites with fake images and get-rich schemes, audiences will tune out.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

Is it hard or easy for you to tune out — By the way, the women at school are lovely and I’m obsessed with all of them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

I force myself to tune out the noise so the colors don’t overwhelm me.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

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