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Recent Examples of thumb
The Savannah Bananas thumbed their nose at such nonsense.
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Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2025
The Manchester-by-the-Sea health board has thumbed its nose at voters with callous indifference.
—Peter Brennan, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
On the heels of a 22-year attendance high and a TV ratings surge that thumbed its nose at the cord-cutting trends, the WNBA heads back to the court with a mission to convert even more casual observers into fans than was the case a year ago.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 May 2025
The state planned to keep its gender-eligibility policy to allow biological males to compete against females in sports, thumbing its nose at President Donald Trump's executive order.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
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Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2025
The Manchester-by-the-Sea health board has thumbed its nose at voters with callous indifference.
—Peter Brennan, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
On the heels of a 22-year attendance high and a TV ratings surge that thumbed its nose at the cord-cutting trends, the WNBA heads back to the court with a mission to convert even more casual observers into fans than was the case a year ago.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 May 2025
The state planned to keep its gender-eligibility policy to allow biological males to compete against females in sports, thumbing its nose at President Donald Trump's executive order.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thumb
Verb
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Now hitched, John and Jane navigate a high-risk mission every week while also facing a new relationship milestone.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 July 2025
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The invasive fire ants first hitched a boat ride to Alabama in 1918.—
Gareth McGrath,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
Verb
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As this tragedy unfolds, every stone should be flipped to find ways to prevent such horrific loss of life.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Video showed masses of children, many in shorts and flip flops or barefoot, standing in an indoor basketball gymnasium.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
6 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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Two Black men pick up a white woman hitchhiking on the boulevard.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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In the video clip, Carpenter is seen hitchhiking on the side of a highway sporting a white button-up shirt, baby blue heels and denim cutoffs, per USA TODAY.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 June 2025
Verb
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The seventh full moon of 2025 was one of the lowest-hanging of the year, skimming the southern horizon and setting in the southwest close to sunrise.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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There’s something wonderfully timeless about pushing off from shore in a canoe as the paddles dip quietly through calm water as dragonflies skim by.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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“Thumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumb. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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