Network and Shift

Network

Network noun - A fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals.

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Shift and network are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shift" instead the word "Network" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: networked, networking

Shift noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.

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Network and shift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Network" instead the word "Shift" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

full	full network	full shift
similar	similar network	similar shift
original	original network	original shift
single	single network	single shift
Other adjectives: entire, real, massive, large, huge, main, social, new, major, general, different.

It was quietly discontinued in 2007 when the network begin to shift bumpers.

Source: Creator / Cartoon Network
Syfy showed Anime for a period, but it was short lived, ending in 2011 as part of the network's shift from Sci-Fi in general.

Source: Useful Notes / The Millennium Age of Animation
Perhaps as a response to the many animation related networks being some of the biggest examples of Network Decay, Toonami has been pretty adamant on avoiding a shift in their purpose, in a similar fashion to sister network TCM.

Source: Network Decay / Unique Situations

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