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thumbs-up

[thuhmz-uhp] / ˈθʌmzˈʌp /
NOUN
stamp of approval
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STRONGEST


thumbs up


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“Give a thumbs up if you think he should tell his friend,” Collins later urges the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

But in the video itself, the signs on Croydon's North End are in English, the cyclist has no balaclava and Caz is giving him the thumbs up after a friendly chat.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

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 • Feb. 11, 2026

He kept on sticking his thumbs up in the air.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson




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