thumbs-ups

plural of thumbs-up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thumbs-ups
Noun
  • Kraft has received a few notable endorsements, most recently former city councilor Annissa Essaibi George, who was the runner-up to Wu in the 2021 race.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Krista Bokhari applied to be appointed to finish out her spouse’s term and picked up endorsements from many in her party during that process.
    Mary Ramsey Updated September 9, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Republicans attempted to avoid needing repeat committee votes for dozens of judicial, foreign policy, and various other nominees last week but were blocked by Democrats.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Live viewer votes plus the judges’ scores from the first two weeks of competition will determine which couple will be the first eliminated.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Trump last week raised the prospect of potential additional sanctions against Moscow.
    Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Those tactics are also used to generate funds meant to help the regime subvert international sanctions and develop its nuclear weapons programs, according to the US government.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The approvals contradict the International Gymnastics Federation’s (FIG) neutrality conditions detailed in their ad-hoc guidelines.
    Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • However, Xiaopeng has noted that while the G7 already delivers the intelligence and processing required for L3 operation, it will only be considered a true Level 3 car once hardware redundancy is fully implemented and the vehicle receives the necessary regulatory approvals.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Americans' primary oversight entities—rather than rooting out waste and misconduct—now are poised to be rubber stamps for whatever administration is in power.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • These are supports, as Crazy Bull explains, are as vital as what happens in classrooms and labs.
    Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Geriatric care managers are generally people with medical and social services training (usually nurses and social workers) who have particular expertise in creating care plans that cover medical interventions and the creation of everyday life routines and supports for people with particular needs.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Thumbs-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumbs-ups. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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