shrugged

verb

past tense of shrug
as in nodded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrugged
  1. nodded
  2. flourished
  3. informed
  4. acquainted
  5. told
  6. signed
  7. related
Verb
  • The Princess of Wales wore earrings that honored Queen Elizabeth II and a necklace that nodded to her three children.
    — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Manning nodded his head with a smile from his seat among the Hall of Famers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of nodded
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  • Yet, on TikTok, on Threads, and, presumably, in innumerable group texts, a contrarian consensus has flourished.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Gravenberch flourished in that position in the title-winning campaign of 2024-25 but found life tougher there last season when Slot’s midfield unit was frequently outrun and outfought.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of flourished
Verb
  • Executions are carried out in secrecy in Japan, where prisoners are not informed of their fate until the morning of their hanging.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That’s in addition to the earlier dismantling of USAID (which trained social mobilizers for surveillance and active case finding) and the withdrawal from the WHO (whose technical expertise informed laboratory strengthening and data systems).
    — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of informed
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  • Deep inside Florida’s Heavener Football Training Center, Jon Sumrall has grown well-acquainted with those three digits.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Both characters are deeply acquainted with the stench of failure.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of acquainted
Verb
  • Dallas appellate attorney David Coale, who has handled appeals for decades, told CBS News Texas after the trial that Anthony's team could have several strong arguments over whether the trial was handled correctly.
    — CBS Texas Staff, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly an hour after Nolan was last seen, friends on one of the boats noticed its bilge pump had failed and water was rapidly filling the hull, Tyler Cox and Edward Paltzik, attorneys for the friends, told CNN.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of told
Verb
  • Independent power producers supply about 40% of total capacity under long-term contracts signed after electricity generation was liberalized in the late 1990s.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Atlanta Falcons have signed defensive end Za'Darius Smith, the team said Tuesday.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of signed
Verb
  • But, like with most things oil- or gas-related in California, nothing is certain until its finished.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Real estate and related industries used to account for as much as 30% of GDP in China.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of related
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