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Recent Examples of shrug
Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
The shrug and hand gesture at the end became his thing.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Melvin’s childhood friends and business associates look away, scratch their heads, and shrug their shoulders when asked the obvious question.
—Aliya S. King, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Why did Apple's blowout earnings get a shrug?
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
The shrug and hand gesture at the end became his thing.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Melvin’s childhood friends and business associates look away, scratch their heads, and shrug their shoulders when asked the obvious question.
—Aliya S. King, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrug
Noun
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This low-power millimeter-wave radar sensor gives self-driving cars a clearer, more accurate view of traffic by feeding them essential data from the surrounding road.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Russell let the rest of Taylor-Joy's long hair fall in loose, barely there waves, with most of the curl concentrated just at the ends for movement and swish factor.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As harmonizing Venus moves into your 11th House of Shared Dreams, friendly alliances flourish.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Released 18 years after 28 Weeks Later (2007), the third installment in the postapocalyptic horror series is set on one of the British Isles, where a community has flourished, isolated from the more evolved versions of the infected that still terrorize the region.—
Ilana Gordon,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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The futurist, cultural historian and Holocaust survivor who has degrees in sociology and law from UCLA said she was informed of the honor last year by Jennifer Siebel Newsom and recently was honored by the Austrian government with its Cross of Honour for Science and Art, First Class.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Much of January’s discussion was framed around how the Feeding Our Future scandal informed the new fraud allegations.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Su Yu-hsuan scored the decisive goal in the 26th minute after Saki Matsunaga’s shot hit the crossbar, leaving Su to nod the rebound into an empty net for the team which won the last of its three Asian Cup titles in 1981.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Matos, Oliva and Bericoto made the most of their starting nods in Friday’s 6-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Impala Platinum has opened formal talks with Zimbabwe’s central bank and lined up meetings with both the South African and Zimbabwean governments to press for clarity on Harare’s export-earnings policy, its CEO told Semafor, escalating a commercial cash-flow dispute into bilateral negotiations.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Broncos also informed Greenlaw of his release, a source said, leaving Singleton and Strnad once again atop position group Greenlaw was signed 12 months ago to upgrade.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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The bar charged Salar Hendizadeh, who left the firm this fall, on March 5 with helping one of Southern California’s largest personal injury law firms sign accident victims across the country, despite lacking attorneys who could litigate the cases in other states.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Despite their similar last names, the victim and suspect are not related, the source added.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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While not exactly movie-related, Funko is famous for its Pops—small collectible figures known for their exaggerated features.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Shrug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrug. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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