Thesaurus results for SHRUGS

shrugs 1 of 2

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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Noun

Their experiment shows how magnetic waves inside the material can imprint microwave signals onto laser light.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Gay Rogers, who has lived with the flooding for 50 years, said speeding cars regularly send waves of water splashing to her front door, leaving trash scattered across her lawn.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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Verb

This intergenerational dialogue informs the making of each collection.

— WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
This dichotomy, between depressive routine and the spark of something exciting, or even irksome, both informs each relationship, and clarifies (for the viewer) Arash’s state of mind the more his reasons are revealed.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Sep. 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

Noun

If human language started with gestures, then why are the vast majority of languages today spoken?

— Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026
The gestures required to shape a stone tool were precise and difficult to learn through guesswork alone.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of gestures

Verb

Madonna is this year’s leading VMAs nominee, with a career-high 11 nominations, including nods for video of the year, artist of the year and song of the year.

— Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
The musical was nominated for eight Tony Awards, including best musical and nods for Tutty and Pitts, but did not take home any trophies.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of nods

Verb

And then Mowbray relates some personal evidence of what has not changed — Middlesbrough’s attachment to football.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Musk’s father, Errol Musk, is interviewed in the film and relates a telling incident in which the family drove by the scene of a man who was being resuscitated by the side of the road.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

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