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Recent Examples of thumb
Anderson, 57, just like Shelley, comes alive in a breathtaking merging of performance and person in that moment, thumbing her nose at those unable to see her skill as an actress or her contributions to entertainment beyond her capacity for objectification and exploitation.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
As the house legend maintains, the devilish canine, who is seen thumbing his nose mockingly, was born of Alfred’s personal distaste for the police.
—Dan Q. Dao, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
Some states appear to thumb their noses at potential new talent, but not these states.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 13 July 2024
Driving the 2024 Bronco Everglades Edition on everyday runs brings lots of smiles and thumbs up signs.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 23 June 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
As the house legend maintains, the devilish canine, who is seen thumbing his nose mockingly, was born of Alfred’s personal distaste for the police.
—Dan Q. Dao, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
Some states appear to thumb their noses at potential new talent, but not these states.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 13 July 2024
Driving the 2024 Bronco Everglades Edition on everyday runs brings lots of smiles and thumbs up signs.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 23 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thumb
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Several Vanderpump Rules alumni aren't hitching their wagons to The Valley.Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Apart from being wonderfully warm and water-repellant, our testers noted that its 50- and 70-denier fabric held strong when carrying skis and hitching snowmobiles.Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2024
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In the compact brick building, a complex process of nuclear reactions took place leading up to the moment when Lichtenberger flipped that switch.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner wasn't keen on the rumors flying around about flipping Brock Purdy for Sam Darnold next season.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Usher, Coming Home This is Usher’s best album since 2004’s Confessions, and I’m bummed that more people haven’t listened to it.Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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A lot of environmentalists are bummed—even scared—about the results of the recent presidential election.Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 12 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
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The trees should leaf out normally.oregonlive, oregonlive, 11 June 2022
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After high school, Marchese spent a year at Nyack College before dropping out and hitting the road, hitchhiking across the country for two years with his dog and a guitar.Adam Green, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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Dunn County Sheriff's office The Minneapolis, woman was killed while hitchhiking to an art show in Chicago, Sheriff Kevin Bygd said Friday.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Yet this action didn’t spur immediate instability across the market, even as some froth was helpfully skimmed away.Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
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The cut shows off a little skin but tastefully skims the waist line with just the right amount of coverage.Michelle Mastro, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Thumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumb. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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