shrug off
verb
shrugged off; shrugging off; shrugs off
1
: to shake off
shrugging off sleep
2
: to brush aside : minimize
shrugs off the problem
3
: to remove (a garment) by wriggling out
Synonyms
Examples of shrug off in a Sentence
an administration that was willing to shrug off the problem
she shrugged off her coat and hung it up neatly
Recent Examples on the Web
The New York Four, who mock and manipulate and obsess over minutiae while shrugging off the wellbeing of others and the world at large, are essentially convicted of being bad people.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
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News and Analysis
Nebraska legislators overwhelmingly declined to change how the state awards its Electoral College votes to a winner-take-all system, shrugging off pressure from former President Donald Trump and his allies.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Years of scrutiny Apple has shrugged off legal challenges and criticism for years that its practices are anticompetitive.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
The mighty American consumer has shrugged off months, even years of recession predictions from top economists and Wall Street CEOs.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
Although the relationship is clearly very close—Iranian Revolutionary Guard officials are said to be in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, right now—the Houthis do appear to have considerable independence and are believed to have shrugged off Iranian advice several times in the past.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
The 25-year-old Japanese right-hander, who will make his second exhibition start against the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch on Wednesday, was hardly fazed, shrugging off the potential pitch-tipping development when it was brought to his attention earlier this week.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Key Background The stock market rally comes as investors largely shrugged off concerns about the highest interest rates in two decades and instead focused on the prospects of significant earnings growth in the light of technological innovation like artificial intelligence.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Despite being exposed as unsafe three times in a month, Ethereum Classic shrugged off its death blows in the summer of 2020 and today trades at $31.
—Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Judy Berman, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
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News and Analysis
Nebraska legislators overwhelmingly declined to change how the state awards its Electoral College votes to a winner-take-all system, shrugging off pressure from former President Donald Trump and his allies.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Years of scrutiny Apple has shrugged off legal challenges and criticism for years that its practices are anticompetitive.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
The mighty American consumer has shrugged off months, even years of recession predictions from top economists and Wall Street CEOs.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
Although the relationship is clearly very close—Iranian Revolutionary Guard officials are said to be in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, right now—the Houthis do appear to have considerable independence and are believed to have shrugged off Iranian advice several times in the past.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
The 25-year-old Japanese right-hander, who will make his second exhibition start against the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch on Wednesday, was hardly fazed, shrugging off the potential pitch-tipping development when it was brought to his attention earlier this week.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Key Background The stock market rally comes as investors largely shrugged off concerns about the highest interest rates in two decades and instead focused on the prospects of significant earnings growth in the light of technological innovation like artificial intelligence.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Despite being exposed as unsafe three times in a month, Ethereum Classic shrugged off its death blows in the summer of 2020 and today trades at $31.
—Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Shrug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrug%20off. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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