shrugged

verb

past tense of shrug
as in nodded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrugged
  1. nodded
  2. flourished
  3. informed
  4. acquainted
  5. told
  6. signed
  7. related
Verb
  • Tristan winked at a friend seated in the courtroom gallery, who nodded back.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Princess of Wales wore earrings that honored Queen Elizabeth II and a necklace that nodded to her three children.
    — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of nodded
Verb
  • Under his watch, the World Baseball Classic was born and flourished.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The business flourished during the Covid-19 pandemic, when young shoppers fueled an explosion of sales.
    — Dave Sebastian, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of flourished
Verb
  • As she was being evaluated, a doctor informed her she had been flagged for receiving excessive pain medication prescriptions.
    — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • King Charles was informed of their move a few days before the announcement.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of informed
Verb
  • You can get acquainted with the town’s Olympic legacy at the Lake Placid Olympic Museum, where interactive exhibits give a deeper appreciation of the participants’ athletic accomplishments.
    — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Deep inside Florida’s Heavener Football Training Center, Jon Sumrall has grown well-acquainted with those three digits.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of acquainted
Verb
  • The catalog spans genres such as fantasy, family drama, romance and billionaire romance, told in episodes running 60-90 seconds.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Roughly half of Stars and Stripes' $29 million annual budget comes from taxpayers, a person familiar with the newspaper's operations told CBS News last week.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of told
Verb
  • Anthropic, the company behind Claude, has signed the bloc's Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content, one of around 190 signatories, and now plans to watermark Claude's output across its ecosystem.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Brendan Beck was demoted to Triple-A on Monday to make room for Topa, who recently signed a minor league contract with the Yankees.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of signed
Verb
  • It is advised for those with respiratory or heart-related issues to limit outdoor exposure.
    — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike certain other claimants of Appalachian background, Parton related her stories of hillbilly hardship without grievance.
    — David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of related
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“Shrugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrugged. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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