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Recent Examples of shrug
IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
Trump’s already set off a wave of actions in January that would ordinarily alarm the party out of power, but most moves have been met with sporadic shrugs.
—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
Tyler Hilton shrugged it off when his 5-year-old daughter, Winnie, became obsessed with a series introduced by a nanny.
—Leena Tailor, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Many technologies have had phases where customers eagerly embrace every improvement in some parameter—until a saturation point is reached and improvements are ultimately met with a collective shrug.
Consider a very brief history of airspeed in commercial air travel.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
Trump’s already set off a wave of actions in January that would ordinarily alarm the party out of power, but most moves have been met with sporadic shrugs.
—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
When the interviewer also brought up past accounts of Murray being difficult to work with on set (Lucy Liu recently discussed her experience), Murray also shrugged those off.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
Tyler Hilton shrugged it off when his 5-year-old daughter, Winnie, became obsessed with a series introduced by a nanny.
—Leena Tailor, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrug
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Right now, though, there’s everything to play for and a hugely exciting opportunity for businesses wanting to be on the frontier of the next big wave.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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With each match, including a 1-0 victory over the Brazilian giant, residents still reeling from a financial crisis were lifted out of their funk, carried along on a country-consuming wave of hope as the men’s national team sought to qualify for the World Cup for the first time.—
Lewis Gordon,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The venerable British tradition of afternoon tea, which dates back to the 19th century, is also flourishing throughout the United States as hotels, resorts and tea rooms offer delectable finger sandwiches, savory scones and a wide variety of exotic tea blends.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The publication flourished during the pandemic, as public health restrictions and protests over police reform put fresh focus on city government.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Its measurements of ocean salinity and temperatures inform Navy operations, according to the Council on Strategic Risks, a nonpartisan security policy institute in Washington.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2025
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Becky, having seen Darlene and Chad together at the bar, informs Ben about Chad.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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In recent years, high level NYPD officials have listened, nodded sympathetically, and then done nothing.—
Joel Mosbacher,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Among the designs in this capsule, the Blazer Low Surf Blue features a color palette nod to Booker’s blue Chevrolet Blazer.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Apr. 2025
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The unlikely hit comedy, which tells a deranged alternative history of Mary Todd Lincoln, has attracted high-profile celebrity audience members including Dua Lipa, Jennifer Lopez, Meryl Streep, and Steven Spielberg.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Market sources tell us the film’s budget is being pegged north of $150M. The film stars Jesse Plemons, Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak, and McKenna Grace.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
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The United States and Ukraine are on the verge of signing a mineral deal after months of fraught and chaotic negotiations, although a last-minute snag still needs to be ironed out.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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What To Know Trump signed two executive orders related to immigration on Monday.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette Senior Writer Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Shrug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrug. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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