: an instance or gesture of approval or encouragement
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Nearly one in four Gen Z professionals viewed the thumbs-up as rude or hostile.—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025 Throughout the 90-minute event, passing drivers honked in support and extended thumbs-up to the protesters.—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025 In the arenas of ancient Rome, the thumbs-up was a matter of life and death.—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025 Come for the special-effects bonanza, stay for a most epic thumbs-up.
19.—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for thumbs-up
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