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
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So far this year, the job market largely has shrugged off high interest rates and softening but still elevated inflation, with payroll growth averaging well over 200,000 a month.
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Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
My mother watched her mother do her makeup and act demure around men; my daughter watches me brush on my mascara and try to shrug off catcalls with a joke and a laugh.
—Katy Kelleher, TIME, 24 June 2024
Republicans shrug off signs of a blue wave Democrats are running up huge scores in contests for control of state legislatures.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 June 2024
No blank checks County Commissioner Steve Geller shrugged off the differences between the two reports.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2024
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Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
My mother watched her mother do her makeup and act demure around men; my daughter watches me brush on my mascara and try to shrug off catcalls with a joke and a laugh.
—Katy Kelleher, TIME, 24 June 2024
Republicans shrug off signs of a blue wave Democrats are running up huge scores in contests for control of state legislatures.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 June 2024
No blank checks County Commissioner Steve Geller shrugged off the differences between the two reports.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2024
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