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Recent Examples of shrug
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
His casual tone matched his shrug, as if discovering his aunt's journey was no more remarkable than learning the latest football results.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Why Brain-Computer Interfaces at 74% Accuracy Matter Skeptics might shrug.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The mood among some federal workers on Tuesday was a shrug, having been through this before, even though many are facing life without a paycheck.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
His casual tone matched his shrug, as if discovering his aunt's journey was no more remarkable than learning the latest football results.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
Others just shrug, throw all their knives in the dishwasher week after week, and then toss them into a drawer.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Why Brain-Computer Interfaces at 74% Accuracy Matter Skeptics might shrug.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrug
Noun
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Another wave of migration occurred around 2500 BCE.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Terahertz waves are hard to tame.—
Meghie Rodrigues,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Regional countries have begun to act against the crime flourishing inside Cambodia’s borders that has ensnared their citizens.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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His Lorenz Hart is a lost soul of New York, an artist who couldn’t have flourished—or fallen—anywhere else.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Five weeks after her daughter’s drowning incident, Mara and their family received a letter from CPS informing them that their case had been closed after failing to prove neglectful supervision.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Although the looks were from pre-spring 2026, the mood was romantic, and nodded to the fall 2025 collection.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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While Andrew appeared to smile and laugh, Prince William kept a straight face and didn't say anything in return, only slightly nodding in acknowledgement.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tom Curran, energy technology analyst with Seaport Research Partners, told Fortune the power opportunity is an emerging bright spot in an industry suffering through a slump.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Joanne can tell there’s trouble when the woman who may one day become her sister-in-law shows up to a double date with bangs.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Earlier that day a few volunteers at our Joni and Friends Retreat for special needs families signed her up for the children's group.—
Joni Eareckson Tada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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By then, Palace’s priority was signing a replacement.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Frishkorn said the investigation will determine if the accident was alcohol or speed-related, but witnesses have indicated both of those may have been a factor.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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The high court is already considering a separate, but related, dispute regarding National Guard deployment in Chicago where different federal court decisions have temporarily halted presidential intervention.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Shrug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrug. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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