shrugged

Definition of shruggednext
past tense of shrug

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Verb
  • Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn nodded at them from the black void.
    Marcia Dunn, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
  • As Foster sat down, his coach nodded in his direction.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Plagued by cold weather, the operation never flourished and in 1926, the sugar company pulled out.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • But a new series of fossils found at a site in China includes examples of groups that flourished in the Cambrian living side by side with a few Ediacaran species.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Decades of toilet development informed the system aboard Orion that the Artemis II astronauts are using.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
  • All three brothers slept in the North, or so I was informed, although there had been a time when one of them slept in the South.
    Colm Tóibín, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Keep bubbling away until everyone is warm and well-acquainted.
    Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026
  • And while the Susac family was already well-acquainted with MLB life, one young relative did not enjoy the ruckus surrounding Daniel’s arrival to the majors.
    Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • At the time, advocates told WCCO the approach focuses on harm reduction and helping both communities and users stay safer while working toward recovery.
    Ashley Grams, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • China chip sector faces more disruption Washington’s various restrictions over the past few years have actually helped boost China’s domestic semiconductor industry, analysts told CNBC, with several companies reporting record revenues last year.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Upon his arrival, Trautwein signed two transfers from his former school, guard TJ Shanahan and tackle Egan Boyer, and convinced Emeka Ugorji to leave Stanford for the SEC after a promising true freshman season.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The department is scrutinizing all contracts signed under his predecessor, Kristi Noem.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Chris Branch will be here for an hour and hopefully answer all your sports questions, Masters-related or not.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Justices are elected to 10-year terms and could potentially hear election or redistricting-related litigation in the future.
    Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Shrugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrugged. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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