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shrugs

  • plural
    of shrug.
    shrug
    verb (used with object)
    to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.
  • present tense form
    of shrug (3rd person singular).
    shrug
    verb (used with object)
    to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.

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"Homer is 2,800 years old, while the Turkish-Greek border is only a century old," he shrugs.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

She shrugs off Maddie getting faint at dance class because she threw up her lunch.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

Don’t believe the Dodgers’ public shrugs about the recent dead-arm condition of Edwin Díaz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

“You were brothers-in-arms yesterday, and you’re enemies today,” shrugs one Republican Guard lieutenant who was in the battle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

Lily shrugs and turns back to her mother.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller