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Recent Examples of thumb
Back during the height of covid, the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery thumbed its nose at social-distancing recommendations and crammed upwards of a thousand people into its beer garden for its annual Mecktoberfest.
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Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025
Feldman, meanwhile, flashed a big smile and thumbs up to the camera.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Last Samurai Standing also got the all-important, and extremely coveted, Hideo Kojima thumbs up.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025
Since then, several states have thumbed their nose at the order.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025
Feldman, meanwhile, flashed a big smile and thumbs up to the camera.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Last Samurai Standing also got the all-important, and extremely coveted, Hideo Kojima thumbs up.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025
Since then, several states have thumbed their nose at the order.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thumb
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After Season 9 ended with no couples getting hitched, will Season 10 finish up the same way?—
Rachel Choy,
Refinery29,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the meantime, the data center will work on getting hitched to the grid.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Literally speaking, the image representing the newest Dietary Guidelines for Americans is itself flipped from the pyramid of the past.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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That’s flipped now, as intermediate tracks have consistently put on more exciting races while the Next Gen has struggled on short tracks and road courses.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Then Jason and Thor shower together, each lathering the other’s back and bums up with fewer orgasms than an old Herbal Essences commercial.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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Rittenhouse admits to initially being bummed out to not be the murderer, only to quickly come around to preferring this outcome.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Jan. 2026
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What can residents do to help leaf, trash collectors?—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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On properties where no house was left, roses sprang to life and trees that had been charred started leafing again.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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In another extraordinary anecdote, Chang describes hitchhiking her way across remote China to a labor camp her father was being held in, to lift his spirits.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
13 Jan. 2026
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Bunnie, 45, went on to reveal her own harrowing hitchhiking experience after agreeing with her podcast co-hosts that the method of traveling for free with a passing vehicle is rare now compared to the ‘60s.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Poor Things star winterized her look by adding a pair of sheer black tights that added some extra coverage to her thigh-skimming hemline.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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Why People Love It During its prime trending era in the 1950s, as well as into modern times, boatneck shirts are most known for being flattering on your form—skimming across your collarbones in a lengthening, elegant way.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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