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thumb

[thuhm] / θʌm /






VERB
hitchhike
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK








Example Sentences

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Those that have been left behind stick out like sore hitchhiker’s thumbs, which helps explain recent activist interest.

From Barron's

Jonah glared at his sister; he pressed his thumb and forefinger together and drew them across his lips, the universal sign for Shut up!

From Literature

After two hours, she had a black-and-blue thumb and a pile of coconut for lunch.

From Literature

She flashed two thumbs up to her coaching team before dropping in.

From Los Angeles Times

The FDA blessed its trial design, and agency staffers gave Moderna a thumbs up to apply for approval last August based on the results.

From The Wall Street Journal