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Recent Examples of shrug
Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
My assessment of the team when the regular season gave way to the playoffs was a shrug.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
When Miller suggested that the campaign and even the election results may have turned out differently with Cuban in the No. 2 spot, the minority Dallas Mavericks owner shrugged.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 June 2025
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Noun
Under normal circumstances, that might not elicit more than a shrug.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
My assessment of the team when the regular season gave way to the playoffs was a shrug.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Verb
Soldiers stumbled from their tents, shrugged on their uniform coats, and gobbled down a cold breakfast with the indifference of men who expected no better.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
When Miller suggested that the campaign and even the election results may have turned out differently with Cuban in the No. 2 spot, the minority Dallas Mavericks owner shrugged.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrug
Noun
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This week's move higher triggered a big wave of short liquidations.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Surfers have the mountainous waves of Mavericks Beach near Half Moon Bay.—
James Rainey
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Verb
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While smart contracts flourished on networks like Ethereum and Solana that promoted these capabilities, bitcoin retained primarily a store of value function despite having the largest market capitalization and adoption of any cryptocurrency.—
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Bieber’s consistent virality, combined with the beauty industry’s ongoing obsession with cherries and strawberries, created a ripe environment for the micro fruit nail trend to flourish…and keep on flourishing.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Some of his friends are aware, and Mayer spoke with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali to inform him of the campaign only the day prior, out of courtesy.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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In May, an American Airlines plane canceled its takeoff at Washington National after it was informed that an aircraft was landing on an intersecting runway.—
Beck Andrew Salgado,
Austin American Statesman,
4 July 2025
Verb
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The little one nods with a smile, though his father sees his sadness and tries to be strong – for both Noah and his 3-month-old sister, Lyn, whom his wife was breastfeeding until ICE detained her in May.—
Sol Amaya,
CNN Money,
5 July 2025
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Each dessert nods to one of them through flavor or design.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
Verb
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Apple is telling users that the old HomeKit architecture will soon stop working entirely and, crucially, some users will be upgraded automatically.—
Paul Lamkin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Roley's grandfather, Dale Roley, told the New York Times on Monday that the suspect was working for a tree company and had expressed interest in becoming a forest firefighter.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 July 2025
Verb
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On Monday, Trump signed an executive order delaying the tariff deadline until Aug. 1.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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The Royals signed Estévez this offseason prior to spring training.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Among them, 42% of reported drowning deaths were vehicle related.—
Bethany Blankley,
The Washington Examiner,
11 July 2025
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The death is unrelated to a recent die-off of prairie dogs in the area, which may also be plague-related.—
Stephanie Innes,
AZCentral.com,
11 July 2025
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“Shrug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrug. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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