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
Is Stone suggesting people should just shrug off corruption because there were crooked politicians in Ancient Rome too?
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Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2024
Despite his recent transition into fatherhood, Scheffler shrugged off any concerns of a lack of preparation ahead of his pursuit of a second consecutive major at this week’s PGA Championship, having relished his time away from the fairways.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
While Zakynthos has long been known, particularly among young British holidaymakers, as a wild party isle, many locals have worked hard over the years to shrug off this reputation.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2024
But that steadfastness has shown signs of fraying, as a new generation has shrugged off a distaste for hardline nationalist politics, and as memories of the party’s more rabidly racist statements begin to fade.
—TIME, 15 May 2024
Advertisement Leasure would shrug off questions by saying his wife, Betsy Mogul, took care of him.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
At least one sector has shrugged off the current economic uncertainty, and now the industry leader has some company: Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic is seeing stiff competition from Eli Lilly as both pharmaceutical giants grapple with surging demand for weight-loss drugs.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 May 2024
The Obama-Biden clique’s approach to American statecraft plainly prefers granting inducements to Iran that benefit its terror apparatus abroad, while shrugging off any oversight at home and tarring the critics as warmongers.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 May 2024
Cavan Sullivan shrugs off words like prodigy, phenom or even wonderkid, all things he’s been called at just 14.
—Anne M. Peterson, Fortune, 9 May 2024
Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2024
Despite his recent transition into fatherhood, Scheffler shrugged off any concerns of a lack of preparation ahead of his pursuit of a second consecutive major at this week’s PGA Championship, having relished his time away from the fairways.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
While Zakynthos has long been known, particularly among young British holidaymakers, as a wild party isle, many locals have worked hard over the years to shrug off this reputation.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2024
But that steadfastness has shown signs of fraying, as a new generation has shrugged off a distaste for hardline nationalist politics, and as memories of the party’s more rabidly racist statements begin to fade.
—TIME, 15 May 2024
Advertisement Leasure would shrug off questions by saying his wife, Betsy Mogul, took care of him.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
At least one sector has shrugged off the current economic uncertainty, and now the industry leader has some company: Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic is seeing stiff competition from Eli Lilly as both pharmaceutical giants grapple with surging demand for weight-loss drugs.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 May 2024
The Obama-Biden clique’s approach to American statecraft plainly prefers granting inducements to Iran that benefit its terror apparatus abroad, while shrugging off any oversight at home and tarring the critics as warmongers.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 May 2024
Cavan Sullivan shrugs off words like prodigy, phenom or even wonderkid, all things he’s been called at just 14.
—Anne M. Peterson, Fortune, 9 May 2024
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“Shrug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrug%20off. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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