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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thumbed (through)
Verb
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Neither are reported to have turned over encryption keys of any kind in the past.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026 -
The government’s first witness was Adrian Jimenez, a construction company owner who had communicated with Espinoza Martinez about work and later turned over the Snapchat messages to authorities.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Disney had scanned this stuff back in 2014.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2026
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Once scanned, the link can redirect users to fake login pages, malware downloads or tracking sites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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It’s being read as a truthfulness test.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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While reading a Regency romance, the social rules a woman was forced to live by seem almost silly to our modern sensibilities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Thumbed (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumbed%20%28through%29. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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