thumbs-up
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Some passing drivers honked in support and gave the protesters a thumbs-up, but others gave them the middle finger.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
He entered the courtroom with a smile and a thumbs-up to the cameras but exploded with anger at the verdicts.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“Amazing,” he says, giving chef Andrew Gruel a slack thumbs-up.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
“I get more thumbs-up than with any other car that I’ve had in my entire life.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
We’re inside a plane with an open door, and a three-dimensional man is giving me the thumbs-up to jump into the open blue sky.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
He posted a video on Instagram making a thumbs up sign from inside his car.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
He later posted a video on Instagram making a thumbs up sign from inside his car.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
A 10-second video of the press yelling at McConnell to speak or give a thumbs up — with seemingly zero response from the senator — has gone viral.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
After the first defendant, O'Dare was sentenced and taken into the dock, people in the public gallery shouted "love you Ash" and gave thumbs up and shouts of support.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
I give her a smile, two thumbs up, and one raised eyebrow.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
Along with 31 thumbs-ups, eight angry faces and several other emojis, the post got 24 comments.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2025
Zoom has a tendency to read “I’m scratching my face” as “I’m raising my hand,” and at least in my experience only responds to the most aggressive of thumbs-ups.
From The Verge ● Apr. 20, 2022
When the jurors were discharged and Guzman stood to leave the courtroom, the couple traded thumbs-ups.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2019
So Abby has earned King's stamp of approval, as well as a string of thumbs-ups in reviews across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2016
Thorn gave her two thumbs-ups and said it so cheerfully, Seven knew she meant it sincerely.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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