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Recent Examples of thumb
The ordinance was repealed in July 2008. 1995: Two thumbs up.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Watercolours and its surprisingly competent pictures will enliven any coffee table—and surely provoke more than a few visitors to thumb its pages and reflect on Charles’s varied interests.
—Allie Merriam, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2025
For any of us thumbing anxiously through our social media feeds right now, similar words have become as familiar as sunrise, and so have the actions backing them.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Boston Rob explains taking that huge Deal or No Deal Island gamble
Even after 25 years, there are still people in Hollywood who thumb their nose at the reality competition genre.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Watercolours and its surprisingly competent pictures will enliven any coffee table—and surely provoke more than a few visitors to thumb its pages and reflect on Charles’s varied interests.
—Allie Merriam, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2025
For any of us thumbing anxiously through our social media feeds right now, similar words have become as familiar as sunrise, and so have the actions backing them.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Boston Rob explains taking that huge Deal or No Deal Island gamble
Even after 25 years, there are still people in Hollywood who thumb their nose at the reality competition genre.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thumb
Verb
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That was the last major development in the case until September, when police searched several properties in Cleveland County and hitched a 1960s green car to a tow truck.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Feb. 2025
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Hannah’s voice hitched, broadcasting Sam’s shame to the entire restaurant.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But since May 2023, that dynamic has flipped, giving consumers more buying power.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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To be honest, this afternoon didn’t flip any sort of switch for an entirely new dynamic.—
Rebekah Taussig,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Release date, cast, more Queen Latifah, Adrien Brody, Kerry Washington, more stars flock to Thom Browne's NYFW show 'Really bummed out:' Beverly Ortega explains sudden departure from 'The Bachelor' 'The Amazing Race' Season 37 cast Find details on the entire Season 37 cast here.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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But today’s social media — with its rapid acceleration of AI and other concerns — bums her out.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
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Such a cacophony means that the reader keeps having to leaf back to make sense of the storyline.—
Ruth Margalit,
The New York Review of Books,
30 Mar. 2023
Verb
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The Charlotte Observer last reported on Cornett’s disappearance in 1992, when police searched a South Carolina well after a tip from a teenager who once hitchhiked with Bell in 1984.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2025
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What was a thin, simple premise in King’s novella — widely considered the world’s first e-book, by the way, in 2000 — is extended to little effect in this drama about a man who tries to kill himself, then hitchhikes across the country to visit his dying mother.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Simmer, uncovered, over medium heat until the sauce is reduced slightly and thickened to a rich consistency, 10 to 12 minutes, skimming any fat as necessary.—
Lynda Balslev,
The Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2025
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However, a civil lawsuit submitted during this time has alleged Hamas skimmed $1 billion of UNRWA funding, alleging top officials at the agency knew about it.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Thumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumb. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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