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Recent Examples of thumb
The Savannah Bananas thumbed their nose at such nonsense.
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Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2025
The Manchester-by-the-Sea health board has thumbed its nose at voters with callous indifference.
—Peter Brennan, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
On the heels of a 22-year attendance high and a TV ratings surge that thumbed its nose at the cord-cutting trends, the WNBA heads back to the court with a mission to convert even more casual observers into fans than was the case a year ago.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 May 2025
The state planned to keep its gender-eligibility policy to allow biological males to compete against females in sports, thumbing its nose at President Donald Trump's executive order.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
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Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2025
The Manchester-by-the-Sea health board has thumbed its nose at voters with callous indifference.
—Peter Brennan, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
On the heels of a 22-year attendance high and a TV ratings surge that thumbed its nose at the cord-cutting trends, the WNBA heads back to the court with a mission to convert even more casual observers into fans than was the case a year ago.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 May 2025
The state planned to keep its gender-eligibility policy to allow biological males to compete against females in sports, thumbing its nose at President Donald Trump's executive order.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thumb
Verb
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The episode then ends with a surprise twist after Issa backs out and Paul Baker ends up getting hitched to Anton, with the two sharing a loving kiss after growing closer to each other all season.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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Sure, folks are talking about Jeff Bezos finally getting hitched to Lauren Sanchez, reportedly in Venice, Italy.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2025
Verb
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This meal actually earned high marks for flavor and texture, but there was one big problem: The heating instructions for this meal ask you to flip the steak halfway through the cooking process.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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To flip the script, more young people must be able to identify and access the skills to participate in a digital and green economy.—
Cynthia Tully,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Verb
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Paired with the gray-ish green color palette, sparse decor, and dark atmospherics in the Institute itself, the bleak vibes may be enough to turn some viewers off for good, especially those horror purists who tune in hoping to be terrified rather than just bummed out.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 July 2025
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In a lot of ways obviously, devastated and bummed out.—
Mike Fitzpatrick,
Baltimore Sun,
5 July 2025
Verb
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Trees are leafing, birds are chirping and the mere thought of sending a Microsoft Teams or Slack message feels like an affront to Mother Nature; spring has finally sprung in Indianapolis.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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This is because of the increasing demands for networking and switches to connect exponentially larger clusters, from spine to leaf in the front end and back end, rack to rack and accelerator to accelerator.—
Beth Kindig,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Two Black men pick up a white woman hitchhiking on the boulevard.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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Previous research has documented individual nematodes hitchhiking on insects.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
Verb
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The seventh full moon of 2025 was one of the lowest-hanging of the year, skimming the southern horizon and setting in the southwest close to sunrise.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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There’s something wonderfully timeless about pushing off from shore in a canoe as the paddles dip quietly through calm water as dragonflies skim by.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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“Thumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumb. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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