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Recent Examples of shrug
Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
The shrug and hand gesture at the end became his thing.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
Aliya S. King, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2025
And that target can either shrug, laugh along, or take offense.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Why did Apple's blowout earnings get a shrug?
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
The shrug and hand gesture at the end became his thing.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
Melvin’s childhood friends and business associates look away, scratch their heads, and shrug their shoulders when asked the obvious question.
—Aliya S. King, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2025
And that target can either shrug, laugh along, or take offense.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrug
Noun
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Understanding those waves, and being able to use Einstein’s relativity to account for the arrival time differences at different locations, is key to pinpointing where those gravitational wave signals originate from.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Dome is a quiet spot for reading and wave-watching during the day.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Gittens and Garnacho have plenty of time left on their seven-year deals to settle and flourish at Chelsea.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Since the ban, ACLFs have flourished throughout the rest of Dade County.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Families said they were not informed of the cadets’ whereabouts for months and only learned details after filing formal requests with government offices earlier this year.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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To account for increasing interest in the prospect of a new community center, a club at Los Gatos High School was formed to help inform and mobilize their peers and help with the foundation’s surveying efforts and workshops.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Interiors nod to Kansas City’s aviation legacy with aircraft imagery on the walls and carpet patterns inspired by flight paths from Kansas City International Airport.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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Tomljanovic nodded in admiration.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But amid the coronation for their crosstown rival, Gottlieb was looking for anything that told her this Trojans team could take some punches and also give some back in March.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But those documents, signed by George Washington, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and other American revolutionary leaders, will be making their way across the country and put on display for free at local museums.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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For this, a deal has been signed between ZettaJoule and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), a state agency which is part of the Texas A&M University System.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This is only the second time it has been rescheduled (the last was snow-related as well; the winter of 2015), and according to parade director Edward Kelly, last time people loved it.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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Danielle Faust, life coach, podcaster, and mom of two can relate.—
Terri Huggins Hart,
Parents,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Shrug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrug. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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