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shrugs 1 of 2

noun

plural of shrug

as in waves

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shrugs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shrug

as in informs

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Noun

That has left oil supplies being released in intermittent waves, rather than returning to the stable, steady flow seen in the past.

— , CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
The researchers studied erbium tritelluride, a rare-earth material whose electrons can spontaneously organize into wave-like patterns known as charge density waves (CDWs).

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

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The word algebra derives from the al-jabr in this title, which, by extension, also informs the word algorithm.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
An analysis of the demand for different majors among applicants is one input that informs the school’s course adjustments, officials said.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of informs

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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

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The cancer arose in one clam, crossed into the other, and now flourishes in its new host, while the pullet carpet shell in those same waters shows no trace of the disease.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Given the number of people involved in the current outbreak already, Mandrell suspects there may be multiple sources of contamination, since this is the time that the parasite generally flourishes.

— Alice Park, Time, 17 July 2026

Definition of flourishes

Noun

That is a decision made at a moment when its cash flow leaves very little room for gestures.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The broken line, the hard scar of the dash—these are gestures toward the uncertain and intractable distance between self and other, presence and absence, ‘awareness’ and its loss.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of gestures

Verb

Holland’s Spider-Man relates more personally to everyone — friends and foes — than any other superhero; his scenes with the Punisher (Jon Bernthal), Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), Det.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
The Bible relates the remarkable transformation of Saul of Tarsus – at one time a violent persecutor of Christians – who became a powerful teacher-by-example of love and peace.

— Margaret Rogers, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026

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