THUMBS-UPS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

thumbs-ups

noun

plural of thumbs-up

as in endorsements

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Noun

The county’s voters elected a wave of Moms for Liberty candidates in 2022 on the back of endorsements from DeSantis.

— Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Republican primary shows the limits of the president’s endorsements.

— Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of endorsements

Noun

In any event, Bret is sufficiently moved to start lying and counting extra votes for Debbie.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Mazzei did best with votes cast on Election Day, after Drummond had criticized the president’s plan to import beef to ameliorate the effects of his tariffs.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of votes

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In comments posted on X earlier this month, Zelenskyy called on the country’s partners to ramp up sanctions pressure on Moscow and provide Kyiv with further air defense support.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Dubai's opaque financial services industry has long offered Iran a way to skirt international sanctions.

— Tucker Reals, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of sanctions

Noun

The plans remain subject to definitive agreements, customer commitments, financing, regulatory approvals and other project requirements.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Applications will cost €20, most are expected to be processed within minutes, and approvals will generally remain valid for three years.

— Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of approvals

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From there, the software can automatically repair models, orient them for printing, generate supports, arrange parts on the build plate, slice the file, and send it directly to the printer.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Structure for learning, or whether a school has clear systems and supports in place, including consistent behavioral standards and high academic expectations, also predicted meaningful declines in the share of chronically absent students.

— Jerome A. Graham, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of supports

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thumb (through)

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