thumbs (through)

verb

present tense third-person singular of thumb (through)
as in leafs (through)

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  1. turns over
  2. scans
  3. reads
Verb
  • The Debut, in prioritizing style, humor and outrageous plot turns over complex emotionality, would seem to side with Jerry.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Its deep water never fully turns over, leaving the bottom starved of oxygen and free of currents.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of turns over
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  • Emanuel Maiberg talks to an employee at the warehouse where Amazon scans and destroys books for AI training.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • One camera is used for AI perception and scans your lawn to identify objects and other lawn conditions, while the other two work in tandem as a stereo 3D vision system for real-time mapping.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of scans
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  • This one reads like a sales pitch from a data center builder or artificial intelligence company.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This prescience reads as astounding prophecy today, amidst the shift of enterprise AI spending towards on-premise.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of reads
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“Thumbs (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumbs%20%28through%29. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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