THUMBS-UPS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

thumbs-ups

noun

plural of thumbs-up

as in endorsements

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Noun

Carpenter has received endorsements from four of the five current Roseville City Council members, including Alvord.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Castro, whose campaign has raised just over $15,000, has received endorsements by Miami Realtors, the city’s police and fire unions, and Coral Gables Democrats.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of endorsements

Noun

Israeli President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal arrived at a polling station in Jerusalem on Tuesday morning to cast their votes.

— Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
Progressives like Melat Kiros have signaled their votes for Jeffries might be up for grabs unless their leadership embraces more left-leaning policies, but most Democrats are skeptical about major defections.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of votes

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Yotova is expected to continue Radev's policy of keeping Bulgaria on its European path, while also calling for improved relations with Russia and the lifting of sanctions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
For Moscow, the route offers an opportunity to redirect energy exports toward Asia as Western sanctions constrain its access to European markets, said industry watchers whom CNBC spoke to.

— Lee Ying Shan,Matthew Tan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of sanctions

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Proposition 45 would speed up approvals under CEQA — a big environmental law in California — for eight kinds of projects.

— Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
On a quarterly basis, review how long key decisions take, where approvals stall and who is ready for bigger roles.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of approvals

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New supports were put in on July 8, 2026 after a structural column buckled in the former Pfizer headquarters the day before.

— Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Engineers have tried to contain them in porous supports or seal them in capsules, but these fixes usually limit the salt to under 70% of the material, and encapsulation complicates manufacturing.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026

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