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noun

plural of shrug
as in waves

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shrugs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shrug
as in informs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrugs
  1. waves
  2. informs
  3. gesticulations
  4. flourishes
  5. gestures
  6. nods
  7. tells
  8. relates
Noun
  • Iran launched waves of strikes towards Bahrain, while Jordan’s state news agency said the country shot down four missiles fired from Iran.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • Those with space left over for lunch can enjoy anything from local roti to fresh seafood (think juicy Cajun shrimp tacos and grilled fillet of mahi-mahi) to views of the crashing waves.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Definition of waves
Verb
  • Moving on to the housekeeping items, the organizer informs us of the presence of a documentary film crew on the grounds.
    — Nick H. Penniman, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
  • In a brief filing, Google’s legal team informs the court that Google is prepared to begin distributing third-party app stores in Google Play on July 22.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of informs
Noun
  • The performing community challenged that notion, tracing the scat-singing and gesticulations to earlier artists including Black jazz performer Baby Esther Jones and cabaret entertainer Florence Mills.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • But on a Sunday morning in July 1595, the groan of the heavy wooden door startled him from his gesticulations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of gesticulations
Verb
  • The Netflix documentary explores Short’s very long career, which started in the early 1970s and flourishes today with Only Murders in the Building.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • Our mission is to help link the users and providers of capital with transparency, with data, with models, so that capitalism flourishes.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of flourishes
Noun
  • Toward the end of his address, Trump made gestures of bipartisanship.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • At the Jenni Kayne Farmhouse in New York's Hudson Valley, Kayne thinks about the small gestures that immediately shift a guest’s state of mind.
    — Oset Babür-Winter, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026
Definition of gestures
Verb
  • The classic ticking stripe nods to the Spanish Revival style that influenced Southern California architecture and interior design in the early 1900s.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026
  • Those nods to the past are why the thriving casual-dining chain is debuting its new look in Dallas, Texas, the same city where it was founded more than five decades ago.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of nods
Verb
  • The thing is Georgia wasn’t antagonizing her (and Ariana tells her as much).
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • Blake’s 7 tells the story of Roj Blake, a political dissident working against the totalitarian Federation controlling Earth and its colonies.
    — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of tells
Verb
  • Eisman relates that Elon Musk plans to make money from ventures that only exit in the fictional world.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • But by then, Rockmount’s shirts were iconic, Weil relates in his third book about Western apparel and Rockmount.
    — Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
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