THUMBS (THROUGH) Synonyms: 29 Similar Words

thumbs (through)

verb

present tense third-person singular of thumb (through)

as in leafs (through)

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Its deep water never fully turns over, leaving the bottom starved of oxygen and free of currents.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026
Put both on the same page and the comparison turns over.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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Emanuel Maiberg talks to an employee at the warehouse where Amazon scans and destroys books for AI training.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
One camera is used for AI perception and scans your lawn to identify objects and other lawn conditions, while the other two work in tandem as a stereo 3D vision system for real-time mapping.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026

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In 1996, when the first three novels were reprinted again, Kennedy appended a prelude that reads like an account of the cycle’s evolution—except that the author of these books is identified as Billy Phelan’s nephew Daniel Quinn.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Within seconds of a leader walking into a room, a team reads and reflects the kind of energy that person is projecting.

— Tony Loyd, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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