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as in hitching
to travel by securing free rides
thought I'd thumb into town instead of paying for a cab
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as in flipping
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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skimming
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Steal her style with this calf-skimming brown coat from ASOS complete with a notch collar, roomy pockets, and front buttons.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024 -
Some ways thieves can obtain credit card numbers include data breaches, stealing your physical card and skimming your card.—
Senitra Horbrook,
CNBC,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Thumbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumbing. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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