: an instance or gesture of approval or encouragement
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The dad of three leaned over and also gave a thumbs-up, smiling next to his son.—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025 Prue takes a bite, just smiles, and gives Tom a big thumbs-up.—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025 With his head secured in an orange brace, Tanev flashed a brief thumbs-up as he was carried off the ice.—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025 Nearly 4,000 people have left thumbs-up and laughing emojis on the Facebook post.—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thumbs-up
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