Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrugs
Noun
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Israel retaliated with large waves of airstrikes and Israeli troops captured several new posts in southern Lebanon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026 -
The standalone structure was perched right on the edge of the pool and just a few dozen feet from the crashing waves.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Texas Wesleyan also launched a course available to all students led by Chandler that informs them about the Main Street project and how to get involved with planning and the advisory board.—
Samuel O’Neal
March 10,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Mar. 2026
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Ultimately, that informs the shape and the style.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Antisemitism flourishes when truth is rewritten and identity is untethered from history.—
Calev Myers,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Cartel power flourishes where corruption, poverty and demand intersect.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There was a rush of gesticulations, with Greenberg speaking in English.—
Robert Sullivan,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Timothée Chalamet is in awards season overdrive for A24's Marty Supreme, which earned him Oscar nods for Best Actor and, as a producer, Best Picture.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Mar. 2026
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Enter Shaheed, an undrafted receiver out of Weber State who now has a pair of Pro Bowl nods and a Super Bowl ring.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The moodier cousin to the Courbe, the Onirique table lamp in alabaster gestures to Gilded Age interiors, opulent libraries, and museum lobbies.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2026
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Thankfully all the usual multi-touch gestures remain present.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The officer tells her that’s littering and asks her to step out of the car.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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In a sign of strength for the streaming platform, Apple’s senior VP of services Eddy Cue tells The Hollywood Reporter that viewership for last week’s Australian Grand Prix was up year over year compared to the 2025 race, which aired on ESPN.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There’s a lovely little formula called the small-angle approximation that relates the two.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
20 Feb. 2026
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But the story Sorkin relates is really all about the insiders, their privileged lives, their thoughts and actions.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Shrugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrugs. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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