: an instance or gesture of rejection, disapproval, or condemnation
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That drew extended cheers while people in the crowd made thumbs-down gestures to signify McCain’s opposition to the GOP effort to repeal it.—Will Weissert, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024 In late August, Lindor and good friend Javier Baez, whom the Mets acquired weeks earlier from the Chicago Cubs, began flashing a thumbs-down sign upon getting base hits in response to fans who booed the team throughout a disappointing season.—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 Is there any gesture in our visual vernacular more visceral than a thumbs-down?—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2024 Separately, content pages will now have thumbs-up and thumbs-down icons to help personalize the company’s algorithms to your own taste.—Chris Welch, The Verge, 24 Sep. 2024 Pusha has a slick line about the Brittney Griner prisoner swap, and a humorous thumbs-down to D-list reality stars that lands in characteristically callous fashion.—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024 Here's one: Republican efforts to repeal the landmark Affordable Care Act were vanquished in 2017 when GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona, at a suspenseful final moment, gave a thumbs-down vote against his party.—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024 Ice cheered, to which a group of fans started booing loudly, waving thumbs-down symbols.—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 July 2024 Joel Kim Booster got to experience the power of the thumbs-down on April 20 while headlining the Kennedy Center as part of Asian AF, the Asian American variety show.—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2024
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