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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

"The truth is, maybe I just fear the unknown," she shrugs.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Emerson shrugs: “I mean my grandma definitely took me to a Passover thing once when I was like seven.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Hana shrugs, and then her phone buzzes and she pulls it out.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée