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Recent Examples of shrug
Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
This feels like a shrug from a system that’s been shrugging for years.
—Paul Wargaski, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Be careful not to shrug your shoulders up toward your ears, but instead focus on keeping space between them.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 25 Aug. 2025
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Noun
That moviegoers reacted with a shrug at the box office is no reflection on Sweeney, who is unquestionably the best thing about this promising but ultimately unsatisfying movie.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
This feels like a shrug from a system that’s been shrugging for years.
—Paul Wargaski, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
That wasn’t an attempt to minimize Friday’s miscues or shrug past all the disorder that had Johnson annoyed.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Be careful not to shrug your shoulders up toward your ears, but instead focus on keeping space between them.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrug
Noun
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Or a more lasting Trumpism, part of a deeper, conservative populist wave with real political staying power?—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the front curls folded like waves over the top of her head; baby hairs falling alongside.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Plants that will flourish, be considered low maintenance, while adding beauty and value to homes.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 Sep. 2025
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Finally, in an industry that depends on it, creativity flourishes when designers work more closely with factories.—
Christian Birky,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In one email reviewed by USA TODAY, a CDC employee was informed that their reasonable telework accommodation request had been withdrawn with no further explanation or justification in the middle of the night, giving them fewer than eight hours of notice before the next workday began.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Bluemercury was gracious enough to clue our editors in on what its hottest products of the season are, so that you can be better informed when filling your cart with moisturizers, shampoos, serums, hair styling tools, eyeliners, and all sorts of other beauty essentials.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Seated in front of Smith, Sanders nodded emphatically and occasionally clapped as Smith laid out his talking points.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mack has been one of the better pass rushers in the league, securing four All-Pro nods, nine Pro Bowl nods, and a Defensive Player of the Year win in 2016.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An allied assertion is that if AI generates foul code, tell the AI to get its act together and fix the darned stuff.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Carlson asked the state’s environmental agency about the protocol for discontinuing treatment and was told to keep the state posted.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But increasingly, the planet’s biggest pro clubs are signing younger and younger players to bigger and bigger contracts that deter their release when not required, either for fear of injury or fear of losing league games in their absence.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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McIntyre signed and headbutted Cody.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Decisions about which exemptions are made—as well as what related direct funding and tax incentives the government deploys—should be tethered to intensive monitoring of exposure to Chinese influence throughout the supply chain.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Once siloed domains with separate toolsets, these areas are now understood to be related.—
Bruce Kelley,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Shrug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrug. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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