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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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Such sleight-of-hand is commonplace for Anderson Studio, which specializes in designing houses that nod to historic styles but are more responsive to their settings and inhabitants than an actual period house might be.—
Fred Albert,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Subtle brand codes can be found throughout the space, with the R logo appearing as a custom door handle, the tarot card hand tag reimagined as the bathroom door sign, and the red bathroom nodding to one of the key colors of the brand.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
Verb
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An Israeli source told CNN that Netanyahu has also privately blamed Kushner and Witkoff for creating a wedge between the two leaders.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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There must be something magical about Block Island after all, but only time will tell if that magic will extend to Jo-Ellen and Rulla, who still doubts that Jo-Ellen’s proof was well-meaning.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
Verb
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The Orioles made those big moves in signing Pete Alonso and trading for and extending Shane Baz.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Trump and Vice President JD Vance both virtually signed the agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, end the US blockade on Iranian ports and start 60 days of nuclear negotiations, a US official said.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The waterway is crucial to significant shipments of oil, natural gas and related products like fertilizer, and its effective closure rocked the global economy.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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But as Martial related, the opening of the Colosseum was followed by games for 100 days.—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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“Shrug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrug. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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