shrugs 1 of 2

noun

plural of shrug
as in waves

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shrugs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shrug
as in informs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrugs
  1. waves
  2. informs
  3. gesticulations
  4. flourishes
  5. gestures
  6. nods
  7. tells
  8. relates
Noun
  • His death sent waves of shock and grief across the world of professional wrestling.
    — Rudy Chinchilla, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The poetry world in the city is multifarious and energetic, with waves of practitioners reading, listening to, and publishing one another.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of waves
Verb
  • In addition to scaring the bejesus out of Hamlet and demanding blood, the ghost informs the audience exactly how the murder occurred.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The facility lacks a verifiable method that informs food employees of their responsibility to report their health status in regards to illnesses that can spread through food.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of informs
Noun
  • The performing community challenged that notion, tracing the scat-singing and gesticulations to earlier artists including Black jazz performer Baby Esther Jones and cabaret entertainer Florence Mills.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • But on a Sunday morning in July 1595, the groan of the heavy wooden door startled him from his gesticulations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of gesticulations
Verb
  • September is still too hot for this flower that flourishes during cooler weather.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • This toxic plant flourishes in disturbed areas and prefers moist soils.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of flourishes
Noun
  • We had been told not to point, lest our gestures attract a sniper’s bullets.
    — Nicolas Niarchos, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The gestures of moving, being, and breathing coalesced for Kristin as this poem, which emerged from the state of presence that is meditation-in-action.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of gestures
Verb
  • The design also nods to Schlumberger’s fascination with textiles.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • San, who was born in Vietnam and adopted by a Belgian couple, often nods to her own heritage while emphasizing visual resonances among Asian countries.
    — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of nods
Verb
  • Nouraei tells her patients and clients, however, that the safest way to start taking creatine would be incrementally, beginning with three grams daily for a week, then four, then to five.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But for this initial step, Pierre tells mature patients to find a formula that’s gentle, non-irritating, and—if needed—able to remove makeup.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of tells
Verb
  • Most of the funding gap relates specifically to weapons purchases, Zelensky said, and future financing for Ukraine could come in the form of deals for sharing technology and joint drone production.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • And then Mowbray relates some personal evidence of what has not changed — Middlesbrough’s attachment to football.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
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“Shrugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrugs. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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