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Definition of shrug

as in wave

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Noun

The implications range from there being a huge panic and crisis of confidence in society, as well as in political and religious institutions, to the largest shrug of the shoulders ever as people just get on with their everyday lives. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 June 2026 Wallace’s casual shrug at the risks of tanning echoes a surprisingly common attitude among Gen-Zers. — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026

Verb

If Brendan didn’t have NFL arm, Bubba Bootstraps would shrug and look the other way. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 June 2026 One of the reasons these kit-ranking articles usually work is, for the most part, there are typically enough good ones to gush over, enough middling ones to shrug about, and enough bad ones to have some slightly snidey fun in giving them a kicking. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for shrug

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Noun

So, in the end, commissioner Cathy Engelbert took the floor to hand over the MVP award, was drowned out in a wave of boos, and everyone left to get on with the rest of the season.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Grassroots organizers also say the first wave of notices did not reach many residents who live on one side of the arroyo and were distributed only in English.

— Mack Baysinger Follow, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of wave

Verb

The city was established in 1860, and the downtown had flourished through the 1880s and 1890s.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
While casinos, state lotteries and online sports betting flourished, polls showed young people weren’t interested in horse racing.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

Definition of flourish

Verb

Protesters derailed a rezoning meeting on Crown Center, cutting short a hearing intended to inform residents about redevelopment plans to accommodate a new downtown Royals stadium.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
My editor at Vulture has informed me that this is the name of the mysterious archer who iced Criston from across that field.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 27 July 2026

Definition of inform

Verb

The Weather Channel app has added a retro feature that presents real-time data in aesthetics that nod to the brand’s broadcast graphics from the 1980s and 1990s.

— Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 21 July 2026
Room numbers are handwritten on the doors rather than printed—an intentionally imperfect detail that nods to Berlin’s slightly rough-around-the-edges character.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026

Definition of nod

Verb

Ideally, Macario can return and provide a lift as Dudinha did late season, scoring seven goals in 10 games after general manager Camille Ashton signed her in the summer.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
Permanent advance voters, military and overseas voters and their spouses and dependents and those who have signed a declaration of religious objection form are exempt from needing photo ID in Kansas.

— Zuri Primos July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Definition of sign

Verb

SpaceX is an unusually difficult case because so much of its value lies in distant, nonlinear and related-party-entangled businesses with little public operating history.

— Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Once considered purely practical, today’s residential mailboxes have evolved into an extension of a home’s exterior, offering a chance to relate your personality before anyone even reaches your front door.

— Mina Dragani, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026

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