Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrugging
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But after winning just six games the next two seasons, AD Mike Garrett left a message on the coach’s answering machine informing him he was fired.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Stewart opened by informing the audience that there have been six mass shootings in the past 24 hours.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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The two replacement full-backs combined to put Hurzeler’s side 2-1 up in the 92nd minute, Maxim De Cuyper nodding in a header from Mats Wieffer.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Drop-waist dresses feel fresh this fall, nodding to their flapper-era roots while delivering modern ease.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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The 42-year-old tech leader has been at the helm since Spotify’s inception, when the company sought to revolutionize a music industry where iTunes dominated and music piracy via sites like LimeWire and Napster was flourishing.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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However, the first four weeks haven’t been as flourishing individually for one of the key offensive weapons for the Eagles (4-0).—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The song, which is the second track on the album, makes several references and nods to some of Taylor's famous life, while also seemingly relating them to Swift.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Libra balanced scales also teach us that relating is a paradox.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
17 Sep. 2025
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And even in a film telling a universal story, some cultural allusions speak most strongly to the home audience.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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American technologists have been telling educators to rapidly adopt their new inventions for over a century.—
Justin Reich,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Last winter, the Red Sox were aggressive in trading for a top-of-the-rotation starter in Garrett Crochet, signing a key piece of the lineup in Alex Bregman and adding to the bullpen with Aroldis Chapman.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But the chances of Trump signing a bill that cuts his own power are near zero.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When there was labor unrest, the coal town churches tended to side with the companies, advising miners against strikes or agitation.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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The University of Southern California (USC) has issued a warning to faculty and staff holding H‑1B work visas, advising them to postpone international travel until further guidance is available amid the White House immigration crackdown, according to , a student newspaper.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Shrugging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrugging. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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