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Recent Examples of thumb
During the 2024 legislative session, Tipton's version of the bill needed just one last call to the floor, one final thumbs up from House members.
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Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
More than 1,600 reviewers give this cheesy pasta two thumbs up – or five stars.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
By continuing to insist that the United States does not need Canada – or any other country – Trump is thumbing his nose at our biggest trade partners and allies.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 11 May 2025
Four gun owners and a gun store challenged the ban, arguing the state is thumbing its nose at the court's 2022 decision.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 3 June 2025
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Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
More than 1,600 reviewers give this cheesy pasta two thumbs up – or five stars.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
By continuing to insist that the United States does not need Canada – or any other country – Trump is thumbing his nose at our biggest trade partners and allies.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 11 May 2025
Four gun owners and a gun store challenged the ban, arguing the state is thumbing its nose at the court's 2022 decision.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thumb
Verb
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Though they got hitched in 2022, Colleen and Matt didn't move in together for two more years.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
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More often than not, viewers see these people stroking them, hitching rides on their fins, or free diving within inches of their faces.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Relatively quickly, the concern has flipped to the health of those two starters while the reserve corners have played well.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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Flexport is flipping the Convoy platform to truckload freight marketplace operator DAT Freight & Analytics nearly two years after acquiring the freight-matching service.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Paired with the gray-ish green color palette, sparse decor, and dark atmospherics in the Institute itself, the bleak vibes may be enough to turn some viewers off for good, especially those horror purists who tune in hoping to be terrified rather than just bummed out.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 July 2025
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In a lot of ways obviously, devastated and bummed out.—
Mike Fitzpatrick,
Baltimore Sun,
5 July 2025
Verb
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Trees are leafing, birds are chirping and the mere thought of sending a Microsoft Teams or Slack message feels like an affront to Mother Nature; spring has finally sprung in Indianapolis.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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This is because of the increasing demands for networking and switches to connect exponentially larger clusters, from spine to leaf in the front end and back end, rack to rack and accelerator to accelerator.—
Beth Kindig,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Some victims, like Carole Ann Cooper and Lucy Partington, were picked up while hitchhiking or waiting at bus stops, while others were lodgers staying in their home.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Meanwhile, the suspect, who exited the bus after the shooting and hitchhiked to the area of Mound and Davison, is still on the loose, police say.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
2 July 2025
Verb
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The best ideas are not recycled from industry panels or skimmed from competitors’ white papers.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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These cards, used by low-income families to access food benefits, are increasingly being cloned, skimmed and drained, feds say.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
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“Thumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumb. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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