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Recent Examples of shrug
Joe Hernandez, NPR, 18 May 2026
Maybe Adam Silver and league executives look at international growth, global merchandise sales and streaming numbers and shrug.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Cleland said that many people would shrug the disclosure news off and go on with their lives.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Interest is surging in the tiny, bulbous legumes sometimes met with a shrug, as more Americans increasingly seek out cheap, healthy and inventive food.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 18 May 2026
Maybe Adam Silver and league executives look at international growth, global merchandise sales and streaming numbers and shrug.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Verb
For years, visitors to Edouard Duval-Carrié’s Little Haiti studio would find among his glittery and translucent historical figures and Vodou gods a story the artist could not shrug.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Cleland said that many people would shrug the disclosure news off and go on with their lives.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrug
Noun
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And crowds would arrive to watch for whales in summer or brave the crashing spray of the huge waves in winter.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Visitors can tour the museum in the former keeper’s house, explore scenic coastal trails and photograph waves crashing against the rocks.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Verb
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While Wisnia took on the role as the RSN model seemed poised to collapse into the Charles River, NESN continues to flourish under his leadership.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2026
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The data presented Wednesday at the board’s budget workshop highlights that enrollment at charter schools has remained healthy and use of the state’s universal voucher program has flourished in Miami-Dade as the traditional public school population declines.—
Austin Horn
June 11,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Later Tuesday, Loboa sent an email to the DU community informing them about the academic realignment, a message that listed data and documents used to make the restructuring decisions.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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Employees who work at the New Labor Agency Building, at O and 9th streets, were also sent memos informing them that the building does not have sufficient space to accommodate all employees in offices four days a week.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Early announces, briskly nodding.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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Frightened and shaken, Carter silently nods before leaving the station.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
Verb
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Benjie Ancheta, police chief of Alabel town in Sarangani in the Philippines, told Reuters that the police building had some cracks immediately after the quake, which occurred during their flag-raising ceremony.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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The suspect is likely the father of the two children, police told ABC-7.—
Noah Goldberg
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Much of the recent debate in Charlotte stemmed from a petition signed by thousands to block plans to build a data center southeast of Reedy Creek Nature Preserve.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated June 8,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
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More than nine hundred judges and prosecutors have since signed an open letter warning of systemic abuses, and protesters have marched through Bucharest, demanding reform.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Some of those concerns related specifically to women’s rugby, while others related more broadly to QU’s treatment of female athletes and women’s athletic programs.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
5 June 2026
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Authorities haven’t said whether the fire and the burglary are related.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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“Shrug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrug. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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