shrug 1 of 2

noun

Definition of shrugnext
as in wave

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shrug

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verb

as in to flourish

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Recent Examples of shrug
Noun
Oeffling is not new to music, but his artistic career is one that’s developed with more of a shrug than fastidious dedication. — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Ask that same leader how many pull requests their senior engineers can meaningfully review in a week, and the answer is often a shrug. — Steve Taplin, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
Press vendors on recourse specifically; serious teams are building escrow, smart-contract refunds and reputation penalties on top of these rails, and the ones who shrug at the question are telling you something. — Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Wall Street investors appeared to shrug at the iPhone Duo announcement, which was widely expected ahead of Wednesday’s event. — David Ingram, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shrug
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrug
  1. wave
  2. flourish
  3. inform
  4. nod
  5. tell
  6. sign
  7. relate
Noun
  • The Ukrainian capital endured a noisy night as 21 ballistic missiles came in three waves, Zelenskyy said, smashing apartment buildings, energy facilities, a railway station and the Kyiv subway system, shopping malls and businesses.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • While the market is riding a wave of success, John doesn’t gloss over the grim outlook of the fishing and seafood industry as a whole.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of wave
Verb
  • Spring was coming fast and everything was beginning to flourish.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Perennials that are flourishing in your garden can remain tall.
    — Macie Stump, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of flourish
Verb
  • There is not a verifiable document about employees who have been informed about their responsibility to report health issues.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The statement doesn’t amount to an endorsement, a spokesperson for Caruso said, but instead simply informs people for whom Caruso planned to vote.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of inform
Verb
  • Even the afternoon’s custom table runners, made from archival fabric by FIT Menswear students, nodded to the designer’s signature ikat print, first introduced in 1983.
    — Ariel Bielsky, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The bill nods at the issue, but there are no firm dollars set aside for those whose investments are now virtually worthless.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of nod
Verb
  • Lamm told TechCrunch that conventional breeding can produce dogs with poor eyesight or genetic predispositions to cancer.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Beirut City Pop, the latest compilation by archival label Habibi Funk, tells the story of the artists who dared to imagine a life beyond war.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of tell
Verb
  • Building 1,600 stores at once Once the leases are signed, Spirit has to fill them.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Pirates, Meyer said, do not spend all the money they are allotted to sign draft picks.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of sign
Verb
  • Philbrick relates all this less as history than as a stage play.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The project also reflects the increasing importance of reliable manufacturing capacity in industries that depend on sophisticated electronic, sensing and space-related technologies.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of relate

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“Shrug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrug. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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