thumbs-up

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Recent Examples of thumbs-up The media-shy company announced the change on its Instagram account, where a lot of fans offered their thumbs-up. Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025 The tour through Rome's historic center came after Francis made his first appearance in five weeks to give a thumbs-up and brief blessing from a hospital balcony. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025 Those of us with travel-sized hair dryers or styling tools gave it a thumbs-up, knowing how chaotic packing attachments can be. Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025 The selfie shows the suspect smiling at the camera and giving a thumbs-up gesture. Lauren Del Valle, Jean Casarez and Holly Yan, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thumbs-up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thumbs-up
Noun
  • Several people wore green hats from the Super Mario character Luigi, a popular nod indicating support of Mangione.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Conclave and Wicked led the film nominations for the 2025 show with 11 nods each.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the past, the FCC has conditioned Starlink satellite approvals on working with the NSF to prevent interference with astronomy research.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Similarly, his approval is down to 14% from 19% among Black voters, and down to 29% from 47% among Asian American voters — a particularly large drop that could be attributed to a small sample size for the subgroup, Kiley said.
    Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Their support means everything to me and reflects the strong foundation of my campaign.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Branscomb claimed his decision to appoint Michael Ruff as the party’s executive director caused both senators to threaten to withdraw support for the party.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Bieber’s salary is made up of multiple streams of income from his music career and brand partnership deals, to endorsements and personal business ventures.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Ruiz made a name for himself for his company’s endorsement of numerous University of Miami athletes in the early days of NIL deals and for his proposals to build a stadium for the university’s football team, which never came to fruition.
    Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But after more than 40,000 additional mail-in ballots yet to be counted were tallied and announced Friday, Lee went ahead of Taylor by about 5 points, or nearly 5,000 votes.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Three weeks later, though, an August vote appears increasingly unlikely.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Even if the seizure of Taiwan does not lead to a wider regional confrontation, any number of powerful economic actors in the global North might impose sanctions that would hurt China, and Asia more broadly.
    RANA MITTER, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • That might change if sporting sanctions loomed in the future.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Rally Told What a Third Donald Trump Term Could Look Like Any amendment to the Constitution to change term limits would require a two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate, followed by ratification by at least 38 of the 50 U.S. states.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The inducted recordings are selected annually by a committee, with final ratification by the Recording Academy’s National Board of Trustees.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • On the floor, Biles’ every routine Tuesday received a studied silence, and every landing received raucous approbation.
    Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
  • But where the standard Meyers heroine would fuss herself into a fugue state of approbation, Anne remains oddly unruffled.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 29 June 2024

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“Thumbs-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumbs-up. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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