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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrugging
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The indictment also alleges that Cuba's intelligence agency tasked a network of spies in Florida with informing on Brothers to the Rescue.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
20 May 2026 -
Jones emailed Westworth Village residents informing them of potential election disturbances.—
Maven Navarro,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2026
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The metaphor of perfect communication as nodding to our contemporary AI revolution is specious beyond a point.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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Shipp asked, smiling and nodding slowly.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Liz Clayman The storied British tradition of afternoon tea is also flourishing on this side of the pond as American tea rooms offer a wide array of afternoon tea settings, complete with brimming cups of tea, warm scones and delectable finger sandwiches.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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But beneath the weight of la crisis, Garbán and peers such as DJ Babatr and Arca are flourishing globally.—
Marcos Sanoja,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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The young players seem to like how Harbaugh is teaching and relating, too.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Some of them are old systems of knowledge, ways of relating the body to fertility, death, and survival.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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While in the clinic, behind the gee-wizardry of the modern diagnostics and next-generation medications, the practice of endocrinology remains rooted in one person telling their story and the other trying to interpret it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Her boyfriend, who had cuts to his arms and face, called 911, telling dispatch that someone had dropped a rock from the overpass.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
19 May 2026
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Imagery was multiplied to tell a story—the stentorian Mussolini, with his upraised chin and bald head, delivering a speech, or Hitler, with his toothbrush mustache, gesticulating.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Video footage of the incident obtained by KQED appears to show the women gesticulating and shouting at the correctional staff before the officers form a line and deploy pepper spray and mace grenades at the group.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Even Governor Polis signaled concern when signing the original law, describing it as a complex compliance regime that risked unintended consequences.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Ted Lasso star Cristo Fernandez is swapping AFC Richmond for El Paso Locomotive after signing a real-life contract with the USL Championship team.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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Law firm Gibson Dunn is advising Lupa Systems on the deal.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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How to fix the system Last month, as part of the Think7 process advising the French G7 Presidency, our task force published a solutions paper on enhancing insurability against natural disasters.—
Nina Seega,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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“Shrugging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrugging. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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