verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
shun publicity
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He lives quietly in Acton with his wife and two sons and shuns publicity.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
tend
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They have little ambition, tend to shun responsibility, and like to be directed. 3.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Recently bereaved widows often fell they are being shunned by people who don't know what to say to them.
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Some young women are shunned by their families when they become pregnant outside of marriage.
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When the rumors started, the children found themselves shunned by their classmates.
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Wilson is a quiet man who shuns publicity.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As governor, Weld has shunned political action committee contributions.
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But unlike other Hasidic sects, Lubavitch does not shun the outside world.
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He is also described as the quiet one who shuns publicity and lets the rest of the band enjoy the limelight.
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He knew that this tunnel-like place was shunned by tramps and feared even by drunks and peg-sellers.
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The new pattern shunned the old industrial areas and the conurbation centres.
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Then came the Framework Agreement, which again shunned free-market solutions in favor of further discrimination, steep restrictions and inefficiencies.
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They are likely shunned by the elitists of the profession.