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as in hitches
to travel by securing free rides
thought I'd thumb into town instead of paying for a cab
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as in flips
to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner
I thumbed through the book during the flight but was too distracted to really read it
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“Thumbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumbs. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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