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Recent Examples of thumb
Some swindlers thumb their nose at both and keep their cons going.
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin accused Outlaw and Jackson of thumbing their noses at the criminal justice system and allegedly committing another crime while on pre-trial release.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
Alison is so committed to her ideals that even acting them out feels like a grievous compromise; better to keep them on the wall, like the giant taxidermied moose head that quietly rolls its eyes as Alison thumbs glumly through Capital.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 16 June 2025
Young visitors at the Vietnam Military History Museum posted photos of themselves next to the flag with deep frowns, thumbs down or middle fingers raised.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin accused Outlaw and Jackson of thumbing their noses at the criminal justice system and allegedly committing another crime while on pre-trial release.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
Alison is so committed to her ideals that even acting them out feels like a grievous compromise; better to keep them on the wall, like the giant taxidermied moose head that quietly rolls its eyes as Alison thumbs glumly through Capital.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 16 June 2025
Young visitors at the Vietnam Military History Museum posted photos of themselves next to the flag with deep frowns, thumbs down or middle fingers raised.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thumb
Verb
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When Jean arrived with Wole, before the sun was high-hot, Kelly was already there, sitting tacky under Mickey Martinez’s arm, inside his red F-150, the boat hitched behind.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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In three weeks’ time, getting hitched in Los Angeles County will become significantly more expensive.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At higher speeds, the wing's element flips up, enabling a 202 mph (325 km/h) top speed.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Sep. 2025
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The trajectory of the game flipped on Leo Chenal’s interception of Lamar Jackson as the defense muzzled one of the NFL’s most potent offenses.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That’s what was bumming him out.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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To be this close over and over is really bumming me out.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 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
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What Hicks longs to do, in the face of these multidirectional threats to life and liberty, is persuade April to run away with him, hitchhiking from Wisconsin to who knows where, like a pair of Depression-era hoboes, out of range of anyone who wishes them ill.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Now Kiki is spooked, walks right out of the party, and basically hitchhikes a ride with some invisible truck driver.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Its polished lapels, caramel brown color, and thigh-skimming length all closely resemble Watts’ off-duty outfit.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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After the group agreed on the fringe, Giannetos got to work, crating a set of brow-skimming curtain bangs that blended beautifully into Moore's signature long dark hair.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Thumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumb. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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