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tune out

verb
  1. To stop paying attention to; to ignore; to zone out.

    "I have a hard time tuning out a television that is on."

  2. To change the channel or frequency away from.

    "I was tired of talk radio so I tuned out of that station and tuned into one playing all music."

Synonymsspace out, zone out

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