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Recent Examples of shrug
Brett Samuels, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
In public at least, the studios appear to be responding with a collective shrug to what some regard as AI slop on YouTube, despite CEOs like Bob Iger opining about the need to protect IP and respect talent.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
It is considered untoward to shrug your shoulders and just accept categorically that the bad end will have to arise.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The remarks were met with a relative shrug from Republicans, who dismissed the seriousness of the president’s comments, and by some Democrats, who view them as a distraction from kitchen-table issues and concerning new polling for Trump.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
In public at least, the studios appear to be responding with a collective shrug to what some regard as AI slop on YouTube, despite CEOs like Bob Iger opining about the need to protect IP and respect talent.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
Hector glanced over the ad, shrugged, and went back to his own newspaper, the more respectable La Corriente, with its statistical pie charts on the front page.
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
It is considered untoward to shrug your shoulders and just accept categorically that the bad end will have to arise.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrug
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Whatever the reasons for a decline in club-going, Fields' TikTok video sparked a wave of nostalgia and longing for a time when nightlife was more affordable and less likely to be recorded.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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Children may expect to begin posting and instantly see a wave of followers, yet that isn't often the case.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The sanctification of Lee and other Confederate leaders, in turn, pushed the complexities of the surrender and of the Civil War era into the shadows, allowing the myth of Appomattox to flourish for more than a century.—
Made by History,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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This holistic approach to family wellness reflects Kerr's commitment to creating products that nurture both body and business and prove that when personal values align with professional vision, both can flourish together.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station watch commander informed the Times no crime had taken place at the residence.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Giamatti plays Phillip, living alone in a Cape Cod estate inherited from his parents when he’s interrupted by a phone call informing him of the death of an old girlfriend Carol.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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With a shiny and textured leather exterior (which nods to the butter yellow color trend taking over this year’s runways and street style), the phone bag features an interior compartment for a little more than your phone, as well as magnetic snap closure for keeping all of it secure.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The show’s emotional connection to religion, having been in a Cathedral, pieces nodding to queerness, equality, and blue-collar workers speaks to the wider conversation of designers of color being part of the global fashion industry.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
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Dougherty studies the impact of exercise on dementia risk, and told Health that losing weight can be one way to lower the risk of cognitive issues.—
Kristen Fischer,
Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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One of the women surrendered her wedding ring, worth an estimated $7,000, and the robber told the victims to leave the area.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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By signing him to a long-term contract extension now, the Jays would have an obvious franchise cornerstone to build around for years to come.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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Since the adoption by the United Nations of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, no fewer than 186 countries have signed an international treaty that both demonizes the traditional use of coca and calls for the complete eradication of the plant.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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Duke has an institutional climate commitment too, efforts include having over 300 climate and sustainability related classes and $3.7 million awarded in seed grants for research on climate.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette Senior Writer Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Shrug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrug. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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