thumbs-down
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Movie buffs are giving the thumbs-down after Bill Simmons used ChatGPT to channel Roger Ebert on his podcast “The Rewatchables,” which has also run ads for OpenAI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Please vote against that. That would deter people from voting,” Becerra said, making a thumbs-down gesture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
If a product - say Viennese-style sausages from Kostelecké uzeniny or sliced bread from Penam - belongs to an Agrofert company, a thumbs-down symbol appears.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
He later made a thumbs-down motion to imitate McCain's vote.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2024
I pair an over-the-top smile with a thumbs-up, before turning it into a thumbs-down and shaking my head, the smile slipping off my face.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
Hispanics gave them the thumbs down, 69% to 31%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
A few days later, a woman stood outside the window – gesturing a thumbs down.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
“The content does not violate our advertising policies. However, users can mark any ad with a thumbs up or thumbs down to help manage their ads preferences.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
The Stoics were not necessarily giving the thumbs down to any type of feeling, but they saw much of negative feeling as the byproduct of useless attachments.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2024
The crowd jeered and hollered and pointed their thumbs down.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
