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thumb

[thuhm] / θʌm /






VERB
hitchhike
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK








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Researchers compare the pattern to a hand, where the base of the thumb remains fixed while the fingers spread apart.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

But that’s a rule of thumb, not gospel.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Six of her fellow jurors said she brought in a thumb drive containing a slideshow presentation she created at home using AI, which they said appeared to violate the judge’s instructions against outside research.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Sometimes Polymarket appears to put its thumb on the scale.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

“Well, I guess not everything. Otherwise I wouldn’t be here. But when I’m ready to go back, all I have to do is press my thumb against it and I’ll rematerialize in the STM.”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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