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as in hitched
to travel by securing free rides
thought I'd thumb into town instead of paying for a cab
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as in flipped
to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner
I thumbed through the book during the flight but was too distracted to really read it
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Recent Examples of thumbed
In short, Moscow sees Montenegro as both strategically valuable and an impudent upstart that has thumbed its nose at the Russian bear while genuflecting before NATO and Washington.
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Edward P. Joseph, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2016
Edward P. Joseph, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thumbed
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Except that in this case, she was already hitched to the glamour dude.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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The wagon, which was hitched to two horses, left the road and all eight passengers on board were ejected, authorities said.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Mainland sector performance flipped, with semiconductors and technology hardware stocks, such as electronic and communication equipment, leading today’s gains after being the worst performers yesterday.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Belmont showed no quit, though, and flipped the field in the final two minutes of the half to set up a corner opportunity.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Santarelli skimmed from some investors to make interest payments to others, authorities said.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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The all-star winger then blasted a low shot that skimmed across the PayPal Park grass and went mere inches wide left of the goal.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Thumbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumbed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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