Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrugging
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His first competition was an aerials event, which his mother enrolled him in without informing him, according to Team USA.—
Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026 -
Back in October, Schemmel received a vanilla, 3-minute phone call from his boss at KOA Radio informing him he’d been laid off as part of iHeartMedia’s massive job cuts around the country.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
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The synth-heavy soundtrack is back, nodding to the greed-is-good eighties while evoking both an ultra-contemporary cool and an inhuman chill.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Somewhere, Belichick is remembering Gronk’s rookie season and nodding his head in agreement.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Feb. 2026
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But the exchange is a snapshot into the instant bond the flourishing youngster has with his teammates.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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This month is also an ideal time to start planting flowers with bloom periods through every season, to keep your garden flourishing beyond just springtime.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
4 Feb. 2026
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The collision of opposing perspectives forges art that challenges and confronts, that forces us out of familiar ways of thinking, relating and being.—
Richard P. Weigand,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
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Feeling withdrawn from relating?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Chinese government reacted by telling Chinese citizens not to travel to Japan, threatening economic retaliation, and pulling the plug on meetings that were long planned, putting a pretty deep freeze on China-Japan relations.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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After initially telling students and staff to stay indoors, Arlington ISD is now saying that folks are safe to go outside.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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Their remaining team-mates applauded the away enclosure, but many in that section were gesticulating their disdain.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Among options in that regard would be backfilling by March 4 at current Heat two-way spot or spots if one or two of the three aforementioned two-way players are converted to a standard deal, or signing such a developmental prospect to a standard deal.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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Many residents in Terra Ceia have organized their opposition alongside environmental advocacy groups, signing petitions and emailing lawmakers.—
Max Chesnes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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The office would be tasked with advising the council on ways to improve resources for immigrants and how to coordinate county and state policies.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Food and Drug Administration officials are advising drug developers to study the long-term effects of using CAR-T to treat patients with autoimmune conditions, out of concern the therapies could cause cancer or fertility issues.—
Allison DeAngelis,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Shrugging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrugging. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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