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noun

Definition of shrug

as in wave

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Noun

So when Clark two-putted on the 18th green underneath a beautiful, orange Hamptons sky, the reaction could be at best described as a tepid, ambivalent shrug of applause. — Brody Miller, New York Times, 22 June 2026 The culprit — wearing tinted hippie glasses, a white tank top and a flower-print skirt — responded with a sheepish shrug and a smile. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 14 June 2026

Verb

If someone shrugs at your enthusiasm, keep energy moving by finishing a simple creative piece, then share the result and ask for one thoughtful note. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026 If Brendan didn’t have NFL arm, Bubba Bootstraps would shrug and look the other way. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for shrug

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Noun

More than 22,000 Long Beach residents were temporarily without power Sunday night due to a Southern California Edison outage, all in the midst of a sweltering wave of heat.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Her series kick-started a wave of creators on both TikTok and Instagram centering their content on living life alone.

— Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of wave

Verb

And that a just society is one … in which people’s equal potential for flourishing and happiness is able to find expression.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Yet, on TikTok, on Threads, and, presumably, in innumerable group texts, a contrarian consensus has flourished.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of flourish

Verb

Currently, there are three categories of vaccination recommendations granted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is informed by a panel of independent expert advisors, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
Over the weekend, Bloomberg News reported Nvidia has informed customers of impending price hikes on AI servers due to memory costs.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of inform

Verb

Interiors are a fresh take on classic British West Indies elegance, nodding to the overall aesthetic of Little Palm’s past but re-interpreting it as tropical chic of the present.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
The set included an Air Jordan 11 and an Air Jordan 6, nodding to Jordan’s 1991 and 1996 championship wins.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of nod

Verb

He was told to wait on a bench at the sixth station of the Fujinomiya trail as his father and brother continued their ascent, the report said.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Rabah told The Associated Press that two settlers arrived with a tractor at his home in Khirbet al-Rakeez in the southern West Bank on Saturday afternoon.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of tell

Verb

The trio signed autographs and met with fans, far fewer in the case of Tebow, at the Alachua County Sports & Events Center to culminate the inaugural Florida Legends Card Show.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Knight paid Shakur’s bail and signed him to Death Row Records in Los Angeles, absorbing his artist’s growing animosity toward Combs, Wallace and their Bad Boy Records circle in New York.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of sign

Verb

Real estate and related industries used to account for as much as 30% of GDP in China.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Pittsburgh Public Safety While no indication was made that the incidents are related in any way, Wednesday morning's shootings comes less than 24 hours after gunfire rang out inside a business along Frankstown Avenue in Homewood on Tuesday.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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